Handmade Christmas

    This year for Christmas I have heard a few people mention that they are doing a "handmade" Christmas. This is where the gifts they give are either made by them or bought from someone else who has made them. I think that this is a really great idea. We have decided that our family is going to embrace this idea. It will hopefully take the focus off of material things and remind everyone of the true meaning of Christmas, which is the birth of Jesus.
     Let me know if your family is doing something unique this year to celebrate Christmas.
Dilly

Birth Mom

       The other night I was awaken and just felt like I needed to pray for the birth mom of our child/children in South Africa. I prayed for about an hour, blessing her, thanking her and asking God to reveal himself to her.
but really I don't know if she is caring for our children/child or if they are already in an orphanage. She has really been on my heart and I am not sure why?

      Sometimes I really wish I knew what God had planned for us. Like when are going to get these children? Are the boys or girls, will it be 1 or 2 children? How old? I think to God tell me something? a little tidbit? but I know that God has it all planned out and I have to wait. Speaking of waiting, we are waiting for 1 document to come back then we will be officially waiting. How Exciting!

      Praise God for my Auntie Lisa's health. He really has worked a miracle in her body. She is up walking, talking and eating. this is amazing and all the credit goes to God.

      Kyan just said that maybe they (adoption Agency) will give us a sloth or a koala bear! He said they are cute and you don't know what you will get. LOL he is right you don't know but maybe I need to explain we are adopting children not animals. Too cute.

Love and prayers, Dilly

Profile is off!

      ahh I am so excited today! Our profile has left our hands and is on its way to Mission of Tears in Ontario from there it will be passed to Robyn, social worker in South Africa. I am just so excited I guess I feel like this is just one step closer.
      Everyone has been asking me lately how long it's going to take? Well I don't know? First it was 3 months - 2 years but now they (MOT) say more like 6 months - 2 years. But really it is when Robyn finds the right parents for that child. But really it is when God decides. This whole process is in his time. I know I know I know but i am just so excited!
    I'm not sure when in the adoption world you are officially waiting? but I think it will be soon now since there is not a lot left for us to do. Waiting isn't the great part, but to know that you are officially waiting is a milestone and what you are waiting for is so exciting. And the excitement is killing me. Will it be a short wait? do I need to prepare for a longer wait? I am too excited to even find words to blog about.
           Please keep praying for us. Pray for our children both here and in South Africa. Love Dilly.

These are the paper's that I have sent to MOT our profile is on top.

Praise God through out this whole process!

The package is off!