persistence

I'm just having one of those days where I'm questioning everything....

Did we put the right wording into the profile of ourselves? What will they think of us? What if we missed something important? What if we end up waiting way longer than expected? What if the judge turns us down? etc.....

I don't know why I do this. I know I'm being ridiculous.

This morning, I opened up the Bible, not knowing where to read and the parable in Luke 18 of the persistent widow caught my eye. Now, I might not fully understand the meaning of this passage, but it spoke to me today. Basically, this woman continues to approach the heartless judge until she wears him out and he gives her justice. Jesus goes on to say that if even a godless judge does this, surely God (who loves us!) will give justice to his chosen people who plead with him day and night. Yet, here I am...doubting.

However, I will not give up hope and I will continue to pursue a life of faith and prayer. God is good and I am thankful for all the growing pains!

Some music for you

As we continue to wait, I'm trying to think of things I can do to keep from going crazy. Most days, I'm not succeeding! We are, however, hopefully getting a crib this weekend and setting up the baby room will be great. As long as the bed isn't empty for too long!

We've also been trying to pick some names which has been way harder than I every thought! There's not a whole lot that's really jumped out at us, but I would like to start narrowing things down soon. While looking through baby name books though, we came across some names that will definitely NOT be given to our child... Fifi-Trixibelle, Diva Muffin, Moon Unit, Dweezil...yikes!

Ian and I have been listening to Ladysmith Black Mambazo lately which is a group from South African. I've been loving it! Anyway, the pictures in this video aren't very clear, but I like the song. Just so you know...Shosholoza is a Zulu word that means go forward or make way for the next man.

Enjoy!

SK "get togethers"

Throughout this whole process we've been able to get to know some awesome families! It's been such a blessing to be able to visit and share with couples who know how we're feeling and what the process is like. I thought I'd share a couple of pictures of some of the great families we've been getting to know...

This was the first time we met with a few couples.

The ones on the right are in SA right now and getting ready to bring

home their son and daughter.

The cake we had at our last get together

There are a few spouses and most of the kids missing in this picture, but these are

some of the other families.

Two very adorable kids!