Something interesting to me...

There are people in all of our lives that we call our friends. People who have been important parts of our lives. People whose opinion we value, and whose criticisms we use to grow. These are the people that pat us on the back for a job well done, have an ear to listen when we need to just talk, and who have always said that they love and support us, no matter what.

When I am making a decision for my family, my family are the ones who are involved in helping make that decision because they are the ones that are immediately affected. This makes sense to me...

When we (my family) decided to commit to Timothy, there was a moment of hesitation, but after praying and thinking about it, there was only one answer. Of course, you know what that was. Yes!

It's hard for me to think about "someday" when I have to live "today". I can't make decisions based on what might be good for other people, or in the future. I have to think about now, what's happening in the present.

What is happening is that a little boy that I have fallen in love with is in an orphanage halfway around the world. He is being taken care of, but not loved like a Mother loves a son. His physical needs are being met, but his emotional needs aren't. What is happening is that the same little boy, if not adopted by a family who wants him, will be sent to a really bad existance in an institution where, because he is a child, he most probably won't be given much attention, much less love and care.

What is happening is there is a family who are praying and working hard to bring that little boy home, into our family, as a son, brother, grandson, and nephew. What is happening is that every night I go to sleep thinking about him, and hoping that he somehow knows that we love him, and we're coming for him.

I'm sorry if there are people in my life who don't understand, but I am not sorry that we are loving Timothy. He is not our latest "project". He is a sweet little boy, who deserves to have a Mommy & Daddy, Brother, & Sisters, Grandmas, Grandpa, Aunts, Uncles, & Cousins. He will be just as much a part of my family as if I gave birth to him. So, if you can't accept the decision that we have made, and the love that we have for Timothy, and the work that we are doing to bring him home, that's ok. But we're still doing it.

This is where God has led us, and this is where we are going. Go with us, or pray for us, and stay behind. You might just be missing out on something very special though.

I should probably let you know that this isn't aimed at anyone in particular that I know of, it's just something that has been on my heart tonight.

Thank you, my friends, for following and supporting, and reading, and most of all for praying for our Timothy. God has something big planned for him & our family, I just know it!