Love Never Fails

Stephanie, Evonne, and Michael singing, Love Never Fails in church 6-27-10

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By My Side

Stephanie, Evonne, and Michael singing By My Side in church 6-27-10

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We Have another animal lover...........

Patches is thrilled..........actually, he'll take any attention he can get (he would prefer a more manly hat)

This is a look he can go for, though.

SHE'S HOME!!!!

                       It has taken 10 1/2 years for her to make it here, but she is finally HOME!

             We will have a lot of work ahead of us convincing her that she REALLY is HOME.

          There is a lot of damage to undo, but we signed up for whatever it takes. She's worth it!

          She spent four hours unpacking her car load of stuff she has collected over her many moves.

           She only stopped, briefly, for a little tether ball and ping pong.  She just wanted to get settled.

                  WELCOME HOME, ALANNA!  WE LOVE YOU!  FOREVER!  IT'S TIME!

"Is It Time?"

A child sat on Jesus' lap in the the splendor of heaven. The child asked, "Is it time?" Jesus parted the clouds, looked and said, "No, not yet child." The child asked, "When will it be time?" Jesus replied, "When lessons are learned, hardships endured, and loneliness lived, then it will be time." Time passed. The child asked, "Is it time?" Jesus parted the clouds and looked and said, "No, not yet child" The child asked, "When will it be time?" Jesus replied, "When maturity is reached, self-worth affirmed and spirits strengthened, then it will be time." Time passed. The child asked, "Is it time?" Jesus parted the clouds, looked and said, "Their love is strong and their hearts are open. Yes, now it is time -"Your family is ready." ~Author Unknown

ALANNA

     We met our girl today!  We found out that we have been mispronouncing her name.  It rhymes with banana. She is beautiful, friendly, sweet, and kind.  She is understandably a little guarded about these people who clam to be her, "forever family", but she seemed to warm up fairly quickly. 
      We now have hundred of pages of, "disclosure" to go through before the social worker, Alanna, and the foster parents come to visit us next Wednesday.  Just what we've read so far is unbelievably heartbreaking. 

      Here's Alanna Banana................

God sets the lonely in families,  Psalm 68:6a

We Meet Our Girl Tomorrow!

   We finally got an updated photo!  The first one we saw was over two years old.  This picture was taken 6/10/10, the day she was told we would be her forever family.  She now has an album with pictures of the family, animals, yard, etc.  It sounds like she's pretty impressed with the animals.  The humans may have to work a little harder to gain her trust, but after 7 homes in 5 1/5 years, what would we expect. 
   Tomorrow we will finally get to meet her!
   

TYLER 'S BUDDY!

Tyler finally found his little buddy.   IT'S A BOY!   Meet Little Rickey...............

IT'S A GIRL!

She is 10 years old, and has been in foster care since she was 5.  ALANNA  has no idea that her world is about to be turned upside down!  Please pray that God will prepare her heart for her new family.  HE is already preparing her new family's heart for her! 


Adopting one child won't change the world; but for that child, the world will change!