Faith Made

The Ugliest Cookies Ever

I'm going to try to balance out the hideousness of that image with double-Davis-cuteness:
Look who has four teeth!

And can stand!

Full Hearts

Our hearts are full of gratitude for all of you who helped and supported Reaching Hands Adoption ministry at our Adoption Celebration and Benefit Auction last Thursday night. It was a beautiful evening to focus on our Father's love for us and the love of earthly adoptive parents for our "chosen children." Wow. Personally, it was awesome (in the true sense of the word) for us to be able to bring Davis with us this year, when at last year's event we were still in the hoping and dreaming phase of waiting.

Love to all of you who came and saw and heard and GAVE through auction donations and auction spending. We raised over $22,000 to help other families with adoption expenses. Words are not enough.

Adoption Celebration and Auction

We have our second annual adoption celebration and benefit auction coming up on THURSDAY of this week. Stop by if you are in the area and a fan of vacations, golf, hunting, photography, auto maintenance, hair care, restaurants, jewelry, etc. etc. etc. because you are sure to find something you will want to BID BID BID on! Every penny raised goes to provide grants for Christian families in the CSRA who need help with adoption expenses. We'll be sharing encouraging stories from several local families who adopted this year, and celebrating the adoption of all Christians through Christ.

Our family's story will be part of the program this year, and I can't even say how awesome it is to be in this position. We have seen our hopes met beyond any understanding through our adoption journey, and it is truly a blessing to be able to share this with so many friends and those who support adoption.

And there will be lots of desserts. That is not a small consideration for some of us.

Hope to see you there!

Today is Orphan Sunday

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The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Faith and I are dancing and singing to - what else? - our rockin' blog music. Davis is standing at his music table using his arms to prop himself up. Since he can't stand independently yet, but still wants to clap along with us, he has to take one hand and slap it against his face or chest or just wave it frantically in the air. Too cute.

boo!

We had a fun day yesterday, though David and I relaxed our usual one-treat-per-meal rule and Faith developed a case of candy-induced indigestion. This morning she asked me, "Why did you say 'yes' to all the candy? It made me have a stomach ache." Everything is already all our fault.


Here are our darling children - Tinkerbell and Peter Pan:

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Go! Go! Go!

So glad it is sweater weather!!

Go Go Go Go GO you gotta go because
You can't go fast if you go too slow!

That is a Backyardigans song that plays in my head all the time these days thanks to Mr. Busy. Also, sung urgently, it is a useful parenting tool to bring out when faced with a meandering four-year-old. (I can't think of the word "tool" without thinking Backpack! Backpack! - Backpack! Backpack!) Can you tell someone has been watching too much educational programming?

I can't hang out here much these days because a certain nine-month-old has the following philosophy: "Why be here? When I can be there? Or there? Or down the hall in the bathroom?" One moment he is sitting right beside me in the childproof playroom gnawing on/playing with a developmentally appropiate toy and then there is a flash of light and he is at the very back of the house drooling over some not-so-developmentally-appropriate-choking-hazard. We are both fortunate that I, as all moms of tiny tots, move faster than the speed of light.

I have been doing a little better at keeping our photo site current, so you can always check it out here, if you know where we live. Right now I've got some cute zoo photos over there and some of Faith enjoying her first live theater experience.

I'll leave you with this drawing. Faith has been quite the prolific artist lately and recently created this gem. Try to guess the title/subject before scrolling down.

It is a dinosaur drawing a picture of a dinosaur. Of course.