now heres a little story all about how my life got flipped turned upsidedown....back in the day i wanted to do mission work in africa. that is the reason i went to AIM. but the africa field closed because it was too dangerous. so i went to portugal (or porty as i like to call it) and kinda forgot about africa for a while. then last year we had a team from Invisible Children come to our church and do their presentation and it tugged at my little heartstrings, so we bought way too many t shirts and dvds and bracelets to help support those children in africa. anyway, it rekindled something in me and so i talked to eric (or er as i like to call him) about my desire to maybe go to africa one day...he was super supportive and said ok, but it wasnt really his passion or anything. then a few weeks ago he told me that the holy spirit has been leading and telling him that we need to go to africa! we have been really trying to listen to the spirit and when we hear him speaking to us- listening and obeying. he has been revealing himself to us over and over again and it all leads us in the direction of africa so we were excited and scared and wondering what this is going to look like- how it would pan out and what exactly god had in store for us. will be missionaries there? will we just go for a short while and see if thats what He wants for us? then somehow we came to the conclusion that we need to adopt a baby from Ethiopia! we have prayed and prayed and talked and talked about it and we feel like the lord is asking us to rescue a child from poverty or death or worse. and it is just an extra bonus that we finaly get to have a baby of our own! God is so faithful and it is exciting to know that this baby is from him! we covet your prayers as we begin this long process!
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Wow! This is completely totally exciting! I'll be praying for the process to go smoothly. Congratulations!!! Of course you could just wait for me to go and I'll smuggle a little cutie home with me from Kenya... hmmm....
Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you all ! I hope the wait is not too long and that he will be in your arms soon!
So I totally know that we don't know each other. (I only vaguely know who you are from ryan's blog and cause you are part of the woods clan) but congratulations! I hope all the hoops are not too much. Best of luck in this journey. God bless
So I thought I was going to see Anna Nicole, and then I see a baby, and then I read your story, and then I am dizzy, and then I want to cry. Wow! I think my life got flipped upside down too! This is the most awesome thing ever!!!!!!!!!!
thanks guys!! pray for our little baby, that we can get him home as soon as possible!
Emma always wants to have three pony tails and I deny her the privilege. Now she's gonna be jealous of her cousin!
guys, im going to be honest here...i was kinda hoping that more than 10 poeple would comment and tell me that their excited about our baby...so if you know anyone...im feeling selfish and would like them to read my great news and comment about how happy they are. thank you
- the management
although, ashtin was the most excited, she used like eleven exlamation points, so that makes up for a lack of numbers in the comment area.
This just might qualify as The Best Idea You've Ever Had. (But it's obviously a God Thing, so I'm afraid you don't get to take credit.)
I'm so excited for you! That kid has no idea how blessed he (or she?) is going to be! I'm all teary-eyed just thinking about it, and I don't think I get to blame out-of-whack hormones anymore! You're going to be such a good mommy! (I've never met Eric, but I'm sure he can hold his own.) I'll be praying that God clears the way for your precious baby to come home with you soon!
There. You got one more comment now give us some more entertainment.
tar-im sorry. I totally thought i commented, and then i saw that i didn't. but i did send you an email which happens like once a year, so i think that counts.
BTW... im super excited for you.
thanks guys! i get so emotional about the whole thing! (lets keep this excitement coming!)
i just want you to know that my word werification was: knwpss...im pretty sure that says "kevin neal woods piss".
Hi there, how exciting for us to be at the same juncture of our lives. Congratulations on your "pregnancy." Have you started the paperwork? We are in California, so we have some extra steps to take. By the way, how did you find our blog? I just began this virtual journal and I am not too sure of the ins and outs. I look forward to following your adventure.
i don't like it when we use the word "piss" in such close proximity to your dad......
but... YAY! remember that time you're getting a baby!!!!??
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Yeah so my brother(Brent of course!)shared with me you all do this blogging thing which I am more of a myspacer myself maybe I shall move my business here who knows.Anyways at best I just have to share what a beautiful thing you have shifted to the idea of adoption!You know I am the poster child of adoption,okay just kidding but things turned out wonderful for me and I know who ever you are blessed with will be well loved!
erika, you are the adoption poster child! i remember back in the day when we had a party at the park when your adoption was finalized...aw, the good old days... :)
Aw yes the adoption party how could I forget I had a cake that had a picture of me on it crazy!You know I am actually in the process of trying find my birth mom and any family I have around.I think it really hit me after my mom lost her parents in the last couple of months and now my uncle Dave is in hospice care and it could be anytime now that we lose him.I have so many reasons I want to find them and meet them.But most importantly I want her to actually reap the benefits of her actions of giving me up.I just am in awe of the whole process and situation of how my life has turned out and it was because of her.I also want to be able to see who I came from and who I get me looks from.So many questions but right now I handed over some of my adoption papers to the Roberts they will be going down there soon with some Mexico mission matters.It ironically could be that our church has been working in the area I lived in and possibly my mom is there.Well thats my hope anyways just to make things easier.But Joanne and Ron aren't necissarily going to find her just talk to people within the church and in the area to see what they can find out.
whoah, thats crazy! it sounds like searching for your mom is coming from a really good place in your heart- i feel like God will honor that. i didnt realize all that is happening in your family right now-what an awful time- you know my prayers are with all of you.
i love talking to people about adoption so much now that i am in the process of it! it is such a life changing experience...for the child but also the parents. we are just coming into this whole new mindset of being excited to teach our baby about his ethiopian heritage and where he comes from. good times... :)
Yeah its odd that I have just now felt like its time and its coming with good intentions.What really sparked the interest was when I had a chat with Jamie Gonzales some months ago.That too has been a blessing how that relationship has blossomed too!I think becoming a mom and like I said seeing what my mom has gone through has had some effect on it too.Its hard to comprehend that my mom gave me up at 18 months thats not even Max's age yet and to have Sophie almost to the age my parents recieved me is amazing!My heart breaks to think how hard it was for my mom to give me up knowing that it was the best choice.Well I can't really answer anything about adoption for you but I can be here for support and encouragement.Lucky for my parents they recieved me with some baggage but it has only made me a stronger person with a different view on life.My hope for you and Eric that God surrounds you with the right people to mentor you through this process.
erika- send me an email (i dont know if i have your address) so we can talk more!
sure thing.tuna2k3@hotmail.com.I shall have to find a way to send you a link to my myspace page to so you can check that out sometime!
Your writing style is a crack-up. I'd love to hear about where you guys are in the process and how it's been up til now. We've really been so thankful for Gladney, especially after almost signing on with a very policy-driven agency back in February--ick. Here's an email address for me: loretta_34@hotmail.com :)
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