Where we are suposed to be

Not sure if I mentioned before but we bought our first house - closed on it Oct 7th!! Well since then we have been remodeling and making changes. . . . lots of painting, all new windows, new bathroom, new kitchen cabinets, new roof (on the bck side), new carpet and new flooring will be the major changes to the house. We are slowly getting there... I am hoping to be moved in by Christmas! :) Originally I had hoped to be moved in by Dec 1st but ... well.. it isn't happening :) This Friday the carpet guy will be coming and I am sooo excited!! I will be posting a couple before and after pictures once we get settled. Both of our families have helped out SO much and we couldn't have done it alone.

Kyle and I continue to talk about what direction we will head for our next adoption. So many decisions... sooo many decisions. I have talked to alot of great people who really have a heart for what they do - and I have also come across the shady people who are making a killing off of the women and babies involved in the adoption process. We know we want to send our stuff into Project Cuddle. But we also want to be a part of somewhere here in our own state. This past week I spoke with a woman from an agency with reasonable fees whose majority of infants placed have been in our area. They are of course in need of families open to african american and biracial infants (like everwhere else) so when she heard we were open to any race she let us know she was REALLY interested in working with us with the possibility of even reducing the fees on a scale for our anual income as a help to us. (Please pray for favor in this area as that would of course be WONDERFUL!). Their one office does their fees based on a sliding scale f your income without a minimum... but we are not in their "district" ... of course the branch whose district we are in has a minimum on that sliding scale. I asked if it was possible to work with their other branch or if they would honor the other branches fees... she is going to let us know. Soooo... PRAY that it happens :)

Anyway - I have REALLY felt a peace about working with them - like this is where we are supposed to be. Kyle is on board and feels like we should pursue working with them. I have spoken with several GREAT people (other facilitators/agencies) but it just didn't seem like we were supposed to be there. Now the wait for here could be alot longer. They don't "specialize" in adoption....they don't advertise as heavily as other agencies. Last year between the three branches there were 16 adoptions. Now that doesn't necessarily mean it WILL take a long time... but it could. But when the right woman chooses us - the wait won't matter :) I just need to keep praying for patience and KNOW i am where we are supposed to be.

There is one reason I am hoping it is sooner rather than later. . . breast feeding. I have continued to breast feed Cali for a couple reasons (one I am waiting til winter is over) but one big one is that that I want to breastfeed our next child. . . even if they are adopted. I would rather still be breastfeeding Cali so I can naturally feed next baby. We will see though... maybe it won't work. But I was hoping :)

Anyway - pray for us/with us - for the adoption grant and for direction... and patience for God's timing in everything :)