We're Official

Ben and I are officially an approved, waiting family with Bethany Chistian Services.

Beautiful

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER 
By Maya Angelou 

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ 
That a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean living,' 
I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.' 

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride. 
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide. 

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong. 
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on. 

When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success. 
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess. 

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect, 
My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it. 

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain... 
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name. 

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou, 
I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow! 

HOME VISIT COMPLETE

Well, our house is ready to show for selling on the market.  But it isn't for sale....  Just got it ready for Linda and Louis' visit as well our adoption home visit.  Looks great, if you ask me.  I'd buy it!  (-:

We had our home visit with Stacy, our Bethany Adoption Counselor this afternoon.  It lasted a little less than an hour and a half.  Mostly we went through forms and she asked questions to finish the interview process.  She stated she expects to have the approval finalized in the next few weeks.  Apparently Elizabeth, our prior adoption counselor, had done a lot of work on our case before moving to a different office and that will help Stacy move things right along.  Thanks so much for your prayers of support both for the home visit and for expeditious processing of our approval!  Stacy also seemed to think our openness options were pretty open, and the plus side of that is that could mean a little less wait for a baby as our profile can be shown to more prospective birth mothers.

So, overall, it was a very positive experience!  Thanks again for your prayers and we'll keep you updated on what's going on.

Georgia Snow

We got some great snow today, and I had fun taking some outside pictures....

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