Happenings

We've been given three files of boys with repaired cleft lip/cleft palate, in the age range we specified - 7-8 years old. It breaks my heart to have to choose one over the others. We had been given pictures of 6 boys and had to narrow it down just to make it easier on us. But it's never going to be easier, really, choosing one boy to get a family of his own.

The director of our agency called me this morning. I told him we were going to take the weekend to pray about which boy we would pursue. He said that because we were looking at boys, it would be fine to take our time and not worry about another family grabbing up one of the files we were looking at because no one wants to adopt boys. Everyone wants little girls, or even older girls, but boys are so very hard to place.

Did you know that, in China, when an orphan boy with a repaired cleft lip & palate leaves the orphanage, he will most likely not be able to get a job and probably never marry, due to the facial scars and being an orphan? Oh my goodness! I can't imagine Jerremy in that situation. I'm so thankful that he's here with us and will never have to figure out for himself how he's going to get through life.

That's why we're going back again.

Oh well. On a much brighter note, our 30th wedding anniversary is this coming Monday! It sure doesn't seem like we've been married that long. We make a really good team, Doug and I. We were so young when we got married, but we knew then that it would last forever. Praying for at least another 30 years together!

Getting Started

I feel kind of silly sitting here trying to decide what to say in my first blog post.  I'm not a gifted writer, and I'm not exactly the humorous type.  I don't even know how to post pics yet!  I guess I'll just be myself and learn as I go along.

I wanted to start a blog so that family and friends could follow along on our adoption of Winn.  There is a boy somewhere in China who has been waiting for a forever family to call his own.  As my three daughters, and my son, would probably tell you, I'm not exactly a boy kind of mom.  Because we had three girls first, I was so not prepared for all that a boy entails.  Some would question why we are even adopting another boy instead of another girl.  Let me just say I love my first son so very much!  I just don't understand boys at all.  The craziness, the strange noises, the way their minds work.  I just know in my heart that Jerremy needs a brother to just be a boy with.

Thanks so much for following along.  I would love to hear your comments!