Adoption Update

It has been about six months since we accepted our second adoption referral of 18 month old Sidonie.  She seemed like a perfect fit for our family and even had the exact same birthday as Micah and Luke.  We loved receiving the monthly picture updates and seeing her grow.  On the day before Thanksgiving, we received the news that we are no longer able to continue the adoption process of Sidonie.  Her case in court was taking awhile and we thought something was not quite right.  We were not able to continue the adoption process due to some decisions by the village chief and locating her birth mother.  But the great thing is that with the help of our agency, Sidonie was able to return to her birth mother.  We know that it is best for her to be raised by her birth mother and in her culture.  It is not God's plan for children to be orphans.  His plan is for all children to be with their birth family in a perfect world.  We are so excited that Sidonie is going to be able to be raised by her mother.  But the world is broken, and there are true orphans who have no family.  This is where God calls us to fill in the gap. 

We have begun the process of accepting another second referral.  Our first referral has been moving smoothly through the adoption process, which has been a blessing.  We are excited to share more details as we get farther along.  Please pray for our sweet girls as we continue through this adoption journey.

The Boys' Birthday Party

The boys picked out Thomas the Train as their theme.  Surprise, surprise!  The great thing about all of the boys' birthdays being close together is a joint party.

Isaac turned 5 and Micah turned 3!  They are getting so big

Trampoline fun with friends

We rented a bounce house and slide

 

 

I spent a lot of the party feeding little Asher