What a GINORMOUS week!

Yes...ginormous is a real word...I checked and it was added to the dictionary in 2007 :-)  I am thinking pretty soon my (dot, dot, dot) ... should also be added...I use it so much I am thinking Merriam-Webster should just call it a word, or is it...?

I am so exhausted...I hope I can finish this upda.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...haha!  OK, if you didn't laugh, you feel my pain....this is Brad's joke every night of my life!  If you laughed....so did I, the first 14 days we were married and then, not so much!  BUT, this was a crazy, busy week and I am very tired.  I will just touch on some highlights.  Brad and I enjoyed our 10th Anniversary this week.  We had lunch together that day and joked that we will need to start looking for a conversion van if our family is going to grow too much more...never thought I would have that discussion :-)

When Brad and I were starting to talk about adopting we were really hoping to sell our current home and purchase a larger home with a little more of a yard and a nice basement.  When we weren't having success selling it, I was frustrated and talked (well, whined) to my pastor about it one Sunday.  He asked me if I had considered just taking a step of faith to adopt with the house I have right now...even though I am dreaming and planning for something else....my perfect plan, right?  I am mocking myself right now.  Have you ever heard the story of the person clinging to their sack lunch when God is offering them a feast?

So, if you have read the other blogs, you know we are proceeding with the adoption in faith....well, we didn't take the "for sale" sign out the the yard yet and last Sunday we had a gentleman come to look at our house.  He loved it and through a series of conversations this week, we ended up meeting with him on Friday at his bank and he made an offer for our house at our asking price...WOW!  During the meeting, he says to Brad, "I know your family will be growing...would you need a conversion van?"  He has one that he is selling and wonders if we want to work it into the downpayment somehow...haha...I elbowed Brad so hard...this is one reason I have never tried to play poker...I wear all my emotions on my sleeve and Brad has the bruises to prove it.

Along with this news, we met with our adoption worker on Wednesday...we thought just to turn in some of our paperwork, but when we started talking with her about ourselves and our hopes for adopting a sibling group, she got really excited and told us about two sisters she thinks would be a great addition to our family.  She said to take some time to think about it...so, we talked, prayed and shared this opportunity with our daughters.  We have decided to proceed with the intent to adopt the two sisters.  I wish I could tell you all about them right now, but I probably cannot share their names or any information at this point.  Anyway, we have been scrambling to get everything together that the agency will need for our file and home study.

Throughout this whole process, I keep asking God, "are we on the right track...are we going too fast...are we making the right decisions?" I love to decorate and redecorate...poor Brad :-P  So, I have been having fun getting ideas for another girlie bedroom....I was looking at a website that I like to visit for ideas and this particular store names their lines of bedding/decor children's names...I clicked on a room that I thought looked great and the name of it was one of the sister's names....I was shocked at that "coincidence", so I scrolled through that line of product....the last two items on that page began a new line of bedding and...guess what....it was the name of the other sister.  Coincidence?  God makes life so interesting!

So, we might be having the home study for the adoption and the home appraisal for the sale this next week.  We also have to start looking for a home.  Should the sale of ours go through...we would only have 30 days to move out.  Usually, this time of year, I am frazzled just trying to get our taxes done...haha!  So much for just "touching on the highlights"...there are too many, what can I say!

Thanks for your prayers...I think they are working!  This is when I need you to pray that I don't start clinging too tightly to what "I think" God is doing (my sack lunch)...but, just allow Him to do it His way (and enjoy the feast). Blessings!