progress

I apologize to those of you that check regularly to see if I've blogged. I realize I've let you down many times! Again, no excuses...just a lack of motivation.

So, now onto those promised pictures of the somewhat slow progress of the baby room. I have ideas of what I want to do in the room, but just need to get them into action!

Anyway, this is what it looked like before:

It looked fine, but Ian had a great idea to spice things up a bit.

So, with a little bit of work...

(It was a Rider game day so of course, the jersey must be worn...even while working!)

We ended up with this! I think my amazing husband did and incredible job!!

There are still lots of things to do to get everything ready for the baby, but I'm pretty excited about how this project turned out.

On the adoption front, we're anxiously waiting to hear of the first referral in a LONG time! Our agency said things would get rolling again the end of November and here we are, almost December. We were also told that there is a good chance there will be 1 or 2 referrals before Christmas and that things should get busier in the new year. That was good news to me!

Another positive note is that our agency has opened a baby home in Durban and the first few babies have already arrived there. MOT works so hard to care for these babies and the home will hopefully allow them to be place with their forever families at a younger age.

So that's what's new right now. We keep praying that the new year holds some good news for us. I love the Christmas season and am really trying just to soak it all in and remember why we celebrate. I have SO much to be thankful for! We also feel so blessed to have the encouragement and support that we do. Know that your prayer, love and support is noticed!

To all my fellow waiting families...I'm thinking of you and praying for you often! Love and hugs to you all.

Adopt Walk

Yesterday we participated in the first annual SaskAdopt Walk and had a great time! The event was held to raise awareness of adoption and to raise money for the Adoption Support Centre of Saskatchewan.

Then, later in the day we got together for supper with the families from South Africa. To all of you families..."Thanks for the visit! We appreciate you all very much!" Thanks also to Riley & Candra for hosting!

Here's a news clip of the event which includes an interview of one of the families we are blessed to know. (See if you can spot us in the background of one of the clips...Ian's beard will give us away!)

http://www.globalsaskatoon.com/video/index.html (go to Nov.13 evening news)

That's it for now...

**Coming soon - baby room wainscotting pictures!**

November

Believe it or not, I've been meaning to blog for the past week! Finally, I had a moment to put down my thoughts.

I've been looking forward to November coming and now, all of a sudden, we're into the second week already! This means it's that much closer to the end of Nov. which bring us to referral time! I can hardly wait to start hearing of referrals again...even if it's not ours. It's been so quiet for the past few months (no referrals since May) and I'm anxious to hear of kids being joined with their forever families.

November is also Adoption Awareness Month. In fact, this weekend Ian and I are participating in the first ever SaskAdopt Walk. We have a team of families from South Africa and I'm looking forward to visiting with these great families again and walking for a great cause.

November also brings "No Shave November" at work (for Ian...not me). He suggested the other day that maybe he should keep it growing until we get a referral. I politely told him that would not be the best idea. At the rate his facial grows, I might be able to braid it by the end and I'm pretty sure that neither of us would be too pumped about that!

The other day I was reading a fellow waiting family's blog and this video brought me to tears. I just had to post it (Shanie, I hope you don't mind). I often wonder what that moment will be like when we meet our child. We're definitely awaiting it with great anticipation! After watching this video, it confirmed again for me that adoption is God's plan and that Ian and I feel called to grow our family in this way. My heart is already full of love for our baby.

So, if you're anything like me, I would suggest you grab the nearest box of tissues and enjoy this family's story.