Swagger Wagon

This is hilarious!! A friend of mine sent this to me...he knows I would love to have a minivan. I know I am totally cool and there would be nothing wrong with me rolling in a van!! I would make the van look soooo cool!!!

Congratulations!!!

I would like to say a HUGE congrats to Darin & Alina...May 13, 2010 is the Gotcha Day for their beautiful little girl. Darin & Alina have been in the process of adopting from Kazakhstan. They have been in Kaz for about 2 1/2 months now and they finally got their little girl today. Please say a prayer for all 3 of them while they start adjusting to their new life together as a Forever Family of 3!!!

THE Call

It is amazing to think that 3 years ago we received a phone call that would forever change our lives!!! Thursday, May 10, 2010 at 10:03am we received THE phone call telling us that we had been chose to be Garrett's mommy and daddy!! I remember that day as if it were yesterday, the weather was drizzly but the sun kept poking out, I remember what I had on, I remember what Joel had on, I remember who I was talking to when my phone rang... I really do remember it like it was yesterday!!!

I am so blessed to have been chosen to be Garrett's mom! He brings joy to my life that I never knew existed and he has opened my eyes to so many wonderful things. During this exciting day, I also remember how blessed Joel and I are to have been chosen. Garrett's birthmother decided to sacrifice something in order to give her son a better life. Joel and I will always be grateful to Tiffany and we will never forget how it felt to be told that she had chosen us to be his forever family.

Tonight we will go to dinner at one of the little mexican restaurants that we like. We ate there on that special night 3 years ago...we had to have a rushed dinner because Joel had a softball game that night (that ended up being rained out), so we wanted something fast...we will eat there every May 10 for dinner as long as they are there!!!

This is a picture of Joel finally making it to my office after we got "THE CALL".

My first gift from Garrett!!!

Mother's Day-To All Women

I am so blessed to be the mommy to two gorgeous children!!! I will never forget a very memorable Mother's Day--3 years ago. 3 years ago, I announced to our congregation that I was going to be a mommy in a few short months. A few days before that Mother's Day, I received a phone call that would forever change my life. I will post more about that tomorrow---that is the actual day!!!

I remember what it felt like to hear Happy Mother's Day being said to all the women around me when I so desperately wanted to be a mother. After feeling what I felt, I want to wish ALL women out there a Happy Mother's Day. If you don't have children, you are very important to all mothers and their children. Whether you choose to not have children, want children but are unable to have them, are in the process of adopting a child...you are special to someone out there and a child out there looks us to you and thinks of you as their 2nd mom!!!

Wahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to our friends Brad and Missy!!! Zeke is gonna be a big brother!! Brad & Missy received their referral yesterday for their little girl in Ethiopia. If you are interested in following their journey, you can find them here: www.ourjourneytake2.blogspot.com