We’re Just Ducky
April 18, 2008|Comments (12)
Last night, Josh and I took a video of Huey and Lewis in the bath. It was their first time in the tub having only ever been in the sink or a shallow pan with water. They had a blast! Enjoy! [display_podcast]
Just can’t get enough of the chickens, ducks, and guineas? We can’t either! Click on the picture below to view the slideshow:
A Kitten on a Ferris Wheel
April 18, 2008|Comments (7)
I have excellent news! Last evening, Josh and I went to Bethany Christian Services for an adoption orientation and were overwhelmed with a feeling of belonging — as if everything in our lives were leading us to be in that place at that moment.
While living in Washington (stationed at Ft. Lewis), I went through all the State’s classes, got our house inspected, and was waiting for placement in the foster-to-adopt program when we received orders for Ft. Benning, Ga. I have to tell you that a little part of me gave up after that. Josh had been deployed during the process (which is exhausting) and by the time we got to Georgia, I did not feel like starting over from scratch. As much as I longed for and dreamed of having a child to love, I felt as though the sudden move was a sign or something. Maybe someone out there knew something I didn’t.
This is the part where I start to tear up… you see, I really do have the most amazing husband on God’s green earth. Josh started doing research on his own (late nights on the computer and talking to people in the community) in an attempt to figure out how we could adopt a child. Meanwhile, I went to Mexico on a medical mission trip (where I met a delightful woman who told me about Bethany). Even after hearing about Bethany, I came home discouraged. Not Josh. Josh called them, emailed them, and set up the meeting. He put in a pass (something you have to do in the military so you can have a day or two off) and took me to Bethany Christian Services. Here was my prayer the whole way there: “Please, God, don’t let this be a mistake. Please don’t let me get my hopes up again.”
I have to tell you, I sat there in a state of shock. Josh held my hand and I clung to him — as frightened as a kitten on a Ferris wheel. As the meeting went on, I felt myself relax and this delicious calm washed over me. It was then very clear that I was exactly where I was meant to be and this would be the place that would find us a child to love. And not just any child — the right child. The child that was meant to be in our home and share our life.
Have you ever experienced a moment like that? Have you adopted before or are you in the process?
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