Brennan knows his first sign - "milk"! He used it all the time for a few days, but now he only does it if we make him. Just like all of his words - he does it well for a little while, and then they disappear. Right now he only says "woof", and an occasional repeated word. He actually repeated "Granma" the other day!
I posted on my other blog that we received Ken's background clearance, but we were still missing one piece. It was one of our references. This person STILL did not send it in for us, even after we called and reminded them. So we asked another person, and they sent it in yesterday! So, we should have our final meeting with our social worker next week sometime! I got all of our application paperwork done in record time, so the delays in getting the HS completed have been frustrating! I know we won't be able to submit our dossier until February. I am okay with that, because I think that's great timing for us (ok - a *little* earlier would be great too!). But I wish things would go more smoothly in the meantime! We did send our POAs and CSPs to LittleKid's country last Wednesday, and they should get there by this Friday. Hmm, I should probably find the tracking number for that...
Ok, so on to the prophecy. My church had two meetings called presbytery this past Sunday and Monday. I missed the message and meeting on Sunday, but I went on Monday night. There were two prophets visiting to, well, give prophecies. Some people were preselected through the leadership team (the prophets knew nothing about them though) and then at the end they did "popcorn" prophecy. (Aside: I never expected prophets of the Lord would be SO funny!) Many people received prophecy from them, and I was one. It was amazing and served as a great encouragement to me. Beforehand, I had wondered what I might want to receive a prophecy about. One of them was to know I was doing the right thing - mainly, that my passion for children and orphans were indeed from God. I received confirmation of that, plus a direct word from God (chills!). He said that he was going to give me a grace that whenever I touch a baby, God touches them; that I will be His hands extended. The depth of that takes my breath away. I was also told that I would have a ministry to children where I would be able to administer encouragement and life, and that God will give me the ability to bring a protection around the innocents that I so deeply want to protect. I was then warned not to rely on my own strength, that I need to love them and lay them down in God's arms. That HIS strength is enough. He ended with: "God can protect them. Don't you fear."
I got an audio copy of this, and I typed it all up. I keep reading it and I'm just so in awe. I wish I was better with words so I could explain what this means to me. I am a passionate person by nature. My passion for children - vulnerable, hurt, and poor children especially - is so strong sometimes I feel like it's moving inside of me. I want to save them all. Of course, I can't do that. That's where the warning comes in - I need to love 'em and leave 'em in God's arms. To have the knowledge that I am on God's side, that I can love the babies and know that I can leave them with God's love and protection - I feel like my feet have been put on solid ground. I fret about all "my" babies, the ones I love but have never met - the orphans who I desperately want families for, the babies I've seen in foster care, the little children I know who hurt. I don't even know most of these kids, but I feel their pain so acutely. Sometimes I get sick to my stomach, knowing there's one more little child without a family or without love. Right now I feel that 1) I am not crazy, God made me this way and B) God can protect them. I always knew God could protect them, but hearing it from God himself - it's pretty neat. :)
Showing posts with label LittleKid. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Still Here!
(cross-posted)
I've been so busy! And I am not a person who likes to be really busy; I'd rather be at home with my family. So I cannot WAIT for October, when I have (slightly) more free time!
We've had our second homestudy appointment, but unfortunately, we're still waiting on Ken's background clearance so we can finish. We had to send another form of to Indiana, where Ken went to school. I am not a fan of Indiana. Hopefully his clearance will come back quickly, and we can finally finish our homestudy! Our worker is doing what she can to help us, so that's nice. By the way, it is NOT an easy task to get documents notarized when you and you husband work opposite hours. But we did it! At times like this it is very tempting to just quit my job. But, it isn't time for that yet, so I keep chugging!
We're not moving as quickly as I would like, but we have time. We're aiming for the spring, when LittleKid's country will reopen for dossier submission. But I still want to move as quickly as possible, so we're READY. In the meantime, I've been collecting clothing donations for LittleKid's orphanage, and having garage sale fundraisers. This past weekend we had a sale at my aunt's house. On Saturday, I left for work about twenty minutes before the end of the sale. After I left, a woman came and chatted with my aunt about LittleKid. She handed my aunt a check for our donation bucket and left. My aunt looked at it and it was for FIVE HUNDRED dollars!! It's nearly a week later and I am still in shock! How amazing is that? How blessed we are!
This Sunday is my baby's first birthday! We're having a monkey-themed party, and we're having trifle instead of cake. Apparently, this is an AWFUL thing to do. :)
Brennan keeps getting better at walking! He can go halfway across the room without falling now! He's pretty cautious, but he's been getting more brave and even walking away from furniture that he's holding on to. He walked from one of his toys to the other, and was pretty proud of himself! He also has a second word - "woof!" I didn't even teach it to him. We were sitting on our deck and the neighbors dog was barking. All of a sudden Brennan busts out with a "woof, woof" right back! It was way too cute. Now whenever he hears a dog barking, no matter how far away, he starts woof-ing! I think he says "more" too, ("mo, mo") but I am not sure yet! I can't believe a year has passed since my little guy was born!
I've been so busy! And I am not a person who likes to be really busy; I'd rather be at home with my family. So I cannot WAIT for October, when I have (slightly) more free time!
We've had our second homestudy appointment, but unfortunately, we're still waiting on Ken's background clearance so we can finish. We had to send another form of to Indiana, where Ken went to school. I am not a fan of Indiana. Hopefully his clearance will come back quickly, and we can finally finish our homestudy! Our worker is doing what she can to help us, so that's nice. By the way, it is NOT an easy task to get documents notarized when you and you husband work opposite hours. But we did it! At times like this it is very tempting to just quit my job. But, it isn't time for that yet, so I keep chugging!
We're not moving as quickly as I would like, but we have time. We're aiming for the spring, when LittleKid's country will reopen for dossier submission. But I still want to move as quickly as possible, so we're READY. In the meantime, I've been collecting clothing donations for LittleKid's orphanage, and having garage sale fundraisers. This past weekend we had a sale at my aunt's house. On Saturday, I left for work about twenty minutes before the end of the sale. After I left, a woman came and chatted with my aunt about LittleKid. She handed my aunt a check for our donation bucket and left. My aunt looked at it and it was for FIVE HUNDRED dollars!! It's nearly a week later and I am still in shock! How amazing is that? How blessed we are!
This Sunday is my baby's first birthday! We're having a monkey-themed party, and we're having trifle instead of cake. Apparently, this is an AWFUL thing to do. :)
Brennan keeps getting better at walking! He can go halfway across the room without falling now! He's pretty cautious, but he's been getting more brave and even walking away from furniture that he's holding on to. He walked from one of his toys to the other, and was pretty proud of himself! He also has a second word - "woof!" I didn't even teach it to him. We were sitting on our deck and the neighbors dog was barking. All of a sudden Brennan busts out with a "woof, woof" right back! It was way too cute. Now whenever he hears a dog barking, no matter how far away, he starts woof-ing! I think he says "more" too, ("mo, mo") but I am not sure yet! I can't believe a year has passed since my little guy was born!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Guess who's on the "My Family Found Me" Page?
It's LittleKid!
We had our first homestudy appointment today and sent in the paperwork for our commitment to JOSHUA! He's such a darling little boy with down syndrome. He's a three year old who desperately needs heart surgery, has the cutest little cheeks, and he's tiny! "Joshua" isn't his real name, but we're not really sure what we'll name him yet. We might just keep it Joshua! He won't be home until next spring.
I am SO excited about this new adventure in our lives. I am so blessed to find people like me - people who care so much about these little children in need that they mourn those who are lost and rejoice when a child finds a family - a child they've never even met. In the last few months, I've seen many children blessed with families, and it's wonderful! But there are so many more who need a mom and dad. Many of these children will be sent to institutions where they will spend the rest of their short lives lying in cribs, starving, with NO ONE to hold them, sing to them, or tell them that they are loved. Please consider adoption (ask me how!) or, if that's not for your family, consider sponsoring a family or a child. Reece's Rainbow gives in so many ways, and you can too.
*steps off soap box*
That's not really where I intended to go - so now we'll move to my other favorite topic - Brennan!
Brennan has a new love. It's plastic, greenish yellow, and squeaks.
Yep, it's a hammer.
He carries it with him everywhere! Grandma's house, Target, everywhere! He crawls with it, stands up with it, cruises with it. Oh, and hits Mama with it! I have no idea what made him so attached to this hammer, but if you try and take it away from him, watch out!
Brennan is taking more steps now! He takes a few steps between two people. It's mostly falling with style. But there's been times where he'll get three solid steps in before crashing! And yet, he still can't stand! Actually, I'm not really sure how well he can stand, because he just. won't. do it! Brennan's getting to be such a little smarty pants. He's figuring things out pretty quickly these days. I love to watch him complete simple tasks and marvel at human development. Really, it's amazing to me that this baby, who 11 months ago couldn't even eat or breathe on his own, can now crawl, walk around tables, and pick up little pieces of bread and eat them. In another year, he'll be doing so much more. I really love kids :).
We had our first homestudy appointment today and sent in the paperwork for our commitment to JOSHUA! He's such a darling little boy with down syndrome. He's a three year old who desperately needs heart surgery, has the cutest little cheeks, and he's tiny! "Joshua" isn't his real name, but we're not really sure what we'll name him yet. We might just keep it Joshua! He won't be home until next spring.
I am SO excited about this new adventure in our lives. I am so blessed to find people like me - people who care so much about these little children in need that they mourn those who are lost and rejoice when a child finds a family - a child they've never even met. In the last few months, I've seen many children blessed with families, and it's wonderful! But there are so many more who need a mom and dad. Many of these children will be sent to institutions where they will spend the rest of their short lives lying in cribs, starving, with NO ONE to hold them, sing to them, or tell them that they are loved. Please consider adoption (ask me how!) or, if that's not for your family, consider sponsoring a family or a child. Reece's Rainbow gives in so many ways, and you can too.
*steps off soap box*
That's not really where I intended to go - so now we'll move to my other favorite topic - Brennan!
Brennan has a new love. It's plastic, greenish yellow, and squeaks.
He carries it with him everywhere! Grandma's house, Target, everywhere! He crawls with it, stands up with it, cruises with it. Oh, and hits Mama with it! I have no idea what made him so attached to this hammer, but if you try and take it away from him, watch out!
Brennan is taking more steps now! He takes a few steps between two people. It's mostly falling with style. But there's been times where he'll get three solid steps in before crashing! And yet, he still can't stand! Actually, I'm not really sure how well he can stand, because he just. won't. do it! Brennan's getting to be such a little smarty pants. He's figuring things out pretty quickly these days. I love to watch him complete simple tasks and marvel at human development. Really, it's amazing to me that this baby, who 11 months ago couldn't even eat or breathe on his own, can now crawl, walk around tables, and pick up little pieces of bread and eat them. In another year, he'll be doing so much more. I really love kids :).
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