one day~

one day I'll post again... geesh..
for now.. I am way excited :O)
I have a girlfriend leaving on Friday to Ch*na for their daughter (mom is only traveling)
I have a girlfriend that just got back from meeting their TWO children from Ethiopia and will go back soon to make the adoption official and bring their children home for keeps
I have a girlfriend about to travel to Ch*na to adopt their son - who desperately needs heart surgery
I have a girlfriend waiting for news to travel to Chi*a for their daughter
my heart is so full of joy for my friends that I can hardly stand it most days~
Thank you God for putting your heart for the orphan in the hearts of your children!

Eagle watching

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles We are having fun watching this.. hope you enjoy it too!

YOU have to enter!!! Tee Shirt BABY!!

If you don't own a tee by these ladies then you must go get your verse on.. cuz your life will be changed! I'm being serious~ they are addictin. I love em'. soft. versey. and cute. better than cute. go check it out.
they are having ANOTHER give away! seriously. not one but FOUR. and well.. geesh.. I'm not giving away all the details ... lol. go seriously run don't w/a/l/k/ over to the blog and check it out!!!
http://www.wildolivetees.com/blog/
hurry!
did i say how much i loooooove the new tee?

I WON~

:O)


I am washing my awesome shirt now so I will post photos soon... so until then you must check out these blogs.. I have been reading Gwen's blog ever since we "met" on our Bethany board years ago.. while we were adopting our kiddos in 2006 from the same agency.


She is a sweet heart with a passion for God and orphans.

http://oatsvallteam.blogspot.com/ and http://147millionorphans.com/pick-me/


So gotta give a shout out cuz 147 is supporting families adopting and that is how I won a tee! which brings me to the next blog... Sonia... that girl will crack you up! me and Sonia go way back to the Forks.. way up North.. Grand Forks that is.. you can read all about the miracles God is doing in their lives and I am telling you- smiles and tears will flow.

http://cheaperbythehalfdozens.blogspot.com/

and now i am off to recover from the THREE birthdays... happy sweet birthday to cowgirl, giggles, and bigboy.. all in the same week! whew~

If you have...

a place to come back to, you have a home. If you have someone to love, you have a family. If you have them both, that means you are blessed.
I just read that quote out of a pile of papers as I am cleaning our school room- how nice I thought. I like the sound of that. Then the next pile of papers I come across are either last years or the year prior to that ( I really must start dating these ( GOOD STUFF) homemade Valentine card's shared within our family.

It brought back memories and tears stream down my face.. no wonder I can't get anything done around here!

To Daddy:
I love daddy b/c " he is the best man and plays rough" (batman)
I love you b/c your the best Quail chucker and deer hunter I've ever known. Thanks for taking me out in the woods. I love you very much. (cowgirl)
I love you so much for being my daddy. You tickle me and are a pumpkin head. I like to hug you. (giggles)
I love you b/c 'you said yes! and now I have a family~" ( bigboy)

To Batman:
I love you b/c you are the best brother and play with me (Bigboy)
I love you b/c you laugh and scream like a girl. I just love you so much. (giggles)
I love you b/c you like airplanes and God. (cowgirl)

To; God
I love you b/c he keeps us safe, the best power of all truth. (Batman)

To Bigboy:
I love 'Bigboy' b/c he plays with me (Batman)
I love you b/c you are sweet, thanks for the boom (giggles)
I love you b/c you are cuddly (cowgirl)

To Cowgirl
I love cowgirl b/c she keeps me safe and plays with me on the bouncy ball (batman)
I love you b/c you are my 'cowgirl' peach, you snuggle with me, she makes pretty pictures for me and i love her so much. (giggles)
I love you b/c you like to take care of me and will play cars with me (bigboy)

To Giggles
I love you b/c you love to snuggle with me, and you are the best sister ever (cowgirl)
I love 'Giggles' b/c she hugs me and loves me (batman)
I love you b/c you like to feed me and will play trains with me (bigboy)

To Mommy
I love you b/c "so so so much. my snuggle-bug peach mommy, she has pretty eyes, hugs me, big kisses me, cooking with me, I love mommy's heart, sit by her and you smile with me. (Giggles)
I love you b/c you always take care of us (cowgirl)
I love you b/c you are my mommy (bigboy)
I love mommy "bc she is special to me and always comes back to me" (batman)

The end.

TA's and gearing up to travel!

noooo not me... sigh.
LOL
but REJOICE - Laura and Jan Have TA and both families are getting ready to travel for their daughters!!!
Prayer request:
Jan (and family) are adopting Abigail MistyMing. She is 11 1/2. And my gosh she is beautiful! It is said that she is very happy to be adopted soon! YEA. Please pray for the transition and bonding. The adjustment to America and life out of China, SWI, foods, smells, sounds ect- into a Godly home, full of love,4 brothers, 2sisters, and two parents- how cool is that! Of course pray for everything else God places on your heart.
http://www.mistyming.blogspot.com/

Laura (and family) are adopting little miss Maggie! She is also an older child and absolutely beautiful. Please pray for safe travels, bonding and the adjustments of coming into an American- Christian home. Miss Maggie will be coming home to two brothers and a sister! They are very excited- pray for this awesome family and their hearts.

These families are leaving VERY soon for their children!!
Thank you God for the gift of adoption. Thank you for the grafting of NEW branches into our family trees.

Teaching Batman how to make pancakes!

This morning he wanted to crack the eggs.. something about boys cracking eggs in this house that makes me wanna say ...uuummm nooooo... but I say SURE, I would LOVE for you to crack the eggs! :O)

enjoy the photos!

and note.. we only needed one egg.. but to help ..I trippled the recipe so we could use em up - well. what we could of them! lol
I mean really- I had to make him feel good about the mess right!