pure mercy

Friends, again we are humbled by God's goodness and mercy-- remember waaaay back when we were accepted by The MICAH Fund? And yall's generosity + the MICAH Fund helped us finance our first adoption?!  Well, great news again! The wonderful people at the MICAH Fund are partnering with us a second time to match donations up to $4,000. Mmhmm, $4,000!!!

The MICAH Fund has joined up with Pure Charity to make it easier for families to fundraise online. We have a direct profile where donations can be made. If mailing a regular ol' check sounds easier, it's not :) Pure Charity does accept donations in that manner however, this number 5855-3638-4583 must be on the memo line to designate funds to our family. You can mail checks to:

Pure Charity

PO Box 1234

  Searcy, AR 72145

If you feel led to contribute to bring our baby home, we gratefully thank you in advance! We're taking this adoption one step at a time and this is one giant step... 

big news

It's here-- our newest home study. We rest in God's faithfulness as we begin another adoption journey.

And boy, are we excited!!

action

I had originally shared a quote for this post but had a thought that given the purpose of this blog- in short, adoption-- maybe the choice of words wasn't the wisest. So, I leave you with another that conveys the same encouragement:

Knowing is not enough; we must apply what we know; being willing is not enough, we must do.

- Johann von Goethe

do the next thing

There is not enough time in the day. It seems when there are little children in the home, there is half of 'not enough time in the day'. {And yet the years fly by!!} Some days are a struggle to keep on top of things. I remember when Sweet P came home I constantly had the feeling of barely keeping my nose above water- drowning in tasks of every day life. It's easy to look around and think, where do I even begin? There's too much to do in too many places. My flesh says, forget it! Bury your head in the sand- you're helpless. But we can't. we. must. keep. going. As mothers, the well being of our family largely depends on us and as followers of Christ, it's required of us to keep pressing on. I found this script from a radio program featuring Elisabeth Elliot extremely encouraging when the task ahead is more than I feel I can bear. {When you can sneak 5 minutes away from your too short day, read and soak in all the wisdom she shares in her interview- it's well worth it.} She quotes a short poem- 

"Do it immediately, do it with prayer, do it reliantly, casting all care. Do it with reverence, tracing His hand who placed it before thee with earnest command. Stayed on omnipotence, safe 'neath His wing, leave all resultings, do the next thing."

their world

The world may not change if you adopt a child. But for that child, their world will change.