"Do I get whisker's?"

"The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be strong" Exodus 14:14

"I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:24

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Luke 11:9-10

"..pray and do not give up." Luke 18:1

"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given to you."John 15:7

"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings , because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." Romans 5:3-5

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." Romans 8:26

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us." Ephesians 3:20

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

"Rejoice, in the Lord always . I will say it again: Rejoice!" Philippians 4:4

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Tell me you can see where this is going.....!!!!!!!

Yup, we got "THE CALL"!!!!!!!

We had a conference call with our two caseworkers....the same two from last time...and we got all the background info and history and Bradley and I have decided to move forward with this match!! We will meet mom on Mon or Tues of next week and the baby BOY is due...wait for it....in 15 days!!!!!!!

I am thrilled, filled with joy, glowing, rejoicing and thanking my God for answering our prayers! I would be lying if I did not point out that I am a bit worried about things not going well at the end. This mom has every intention of placing her baby boy with us..assuming the match meeting goes well on Monday and we all still like each other !!!......, but I have the knowledge from our last adoption that I carry with me.

Not every mom follows through, and I can understand why. I have a child and cannot imagine how she must feel..so I will not be mad at anyone if this does not go how I want it to..but I will be so, so, so disappointed.

When I was saying my prayers today before the conference call, I covered today, the next 15 days, the time in the hospital and when it came time to pray for the day that she signs over her rights, I physically be came sick to my stomach and began to sob. I want this boy so bad, but I am terrified of that day. I am saying this now and getting it out here, but I will not dwell on this for the next 15 days. When I get to Abilene for the delivery, all bets are off..I will be talking about all my emotions, but from now until then....I will only allow joy to be felt!!

With that said, I ask your prayers for my family in these next two weeks, were gonna need them!!

This shirt was purchased a year ago for our first match..it is to small, but you can bet I was putting it on!!
When we told Charlie he goes"Yea!" So , went on to say that he was going to be a BIG brother to his new little brother and he got super excited and grabbed his chin and said, " I gonna get whisker's now!!" The term "big boy" in our house apparently means getting some facial hair!!

This was after a long dinner with our out of control little man..I am blaming his new molars, but he better get over this soon cause mommy and daddy are getting worn out from the whining..and I don't see things getting better in 2 weeks!!!!

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While you are praying for my family please include my brother Aric and his family in your prayers. Aric leaves tomorrow for Iraq for 7 months. I don't know how they do it, but they are a strong Christan couple who weather the storms placed in front of them like champs. I love them and I am so grateful for Aric's desire to serve our country. I am grateful to our military .....one airman in particular!

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I just wanted to ask a quick favor..if I am friends with any of you on facebook..can we not post anything about this second adoption on facebook. I am friends with the people related to this adoption and I don't want any adoption talk going down on Facebook.....no one has said anything, it just makes me uncomfortable. Thank you!!!!