The Plan....

So, the plan was to take the kids to an indoor water park for an over nighter to celebrate Seth's birthday. We got a great deal (including a pedicure for me!). It was a surprise to him, so we did it a month early to keep him from getting suspicious. We left the house about 10 am to arrive at noon to maximize our water park fun! Dan got pulled over at about 10:10 and got a ticket for $150. We were determined to have fun in spite of it. We got dressed, and into the water park about about 1:30, played for a couple hours and then went to the room for a snack. Around dinner time, the stomach flu hit. I can't tell you how whimpy I am about vomit - mine and everyone elses. I spent the night back and forth to the bathroom. Seth thought he would join me at about 1am. Dan spent the night "sleeping" on a chair waiting for the next person to go down. He was Superdad and Superhusband. We decided to leave well enough alone and come home at check out time this morning. Our original plan was to play at the water park until 3 and then head home. Even the best laid plans.....

This is 1 of about 4 pictures I got.

Still waiting....

We have officially been waiting 216 days since we turned in our paperwork for Ethiopia. The waiting is so different this time. We have so much more faith in God's ability to place our child in our arms at the perfect time. Sophie fits in our family so well, that it hasn't been as hard this time to wait knowing that He is in control of our family.

It is difficult when I stop to think about our baby's birth family. The hardship and struggle that they are enduring even now that will eventually lead them to relinquish our child. It is difficult to think about things that we could be doing now to help them so that ultimately they wouldn't have to make that choice. It is a complicated thought process for sure. One that as an adoptive parent can lead you down some slippery slopes. Is adoption really the best solution to the problem? I believe the answer is no. But, I do believe that it is a solution for that one child. The bigger picture sure needs more than adoption though. Wow! This was supposed to just be an update, but it went a little further.

So, please pray for our sweet Micah (did I mention that the name we've chosen?). We can't wait to see what great surprises God has in store for us.