Congratulations to the Low Family!!

We are now # 6!!! Awesome!! And as great as this is, it's even better because it was my friends Matt & Kristy who got their referral! They are also fellow Ohioans. I have been praying that they would get their referral before our other Ohio friends travel to Ethiopia next week! Well, this morning I was like "ya know, I'm gonna pray it is TODAY that they get their referral!" Then at lunch Kristy and I were texting back and forth, and I thought "this is NOT a coincidence that we are talking to each other today." Well, low and behold I had a missed call from Kristy after work and I was like there is only ONE reason she would call me today!!!! So I called her back and yelled "Kristy why are you calling me?" And she yelled back "Cuz you're number 6!!!!" I said "Did you get your referral?" She said yes and I just started crying!!! Right there in the Walmart parking lot!! I wonder if anyone saw me! :) Oh well, I seriously DID NOT care!! I was just soooo overwhelmed at how God showed me how in control he is! And how he moved me to pray this morning & then WHAM answered that prayer within hours! Amazing. So I am over the moon with happiness for this wonderful family! And how God is continually showing that even when we wonder why & struggle with this wait, He is NOT held by our timelines & His plan is so much better than we can even imagine!!! Praise God for His faithfulness and loving plans for His children!

Ok, so I just found out we are now number 7!!!!! YAY!!! I have been praying to move up this week and God is faithful!! :) I am soooooo excited!! We are getting close and I am getting nervous! :) Well, more excited than nervous I guess! :) And some more good news, our friends Julia & Roscoe had their court date to finalize the adoption of their baby boy, Micah, last night! They passed and are going to be flying to Ethiopia SOON!!!! Check out their blog at www.richardsons2ethiopia.blogspot.com Micah is absolutely beautiful!!!!!! I can't wait to meet him! I am hoping that our children are at the Transition Home at the same time! How fun for them that they would have that connection!!!! :):) Can you tell by the exclamation points & smiley faces how excited I am????!!!!??!!!!!! :):):):)

Ocho

Yes, that's right. we are now # 8!!! We are in the single digits!!! I'm beginning to see the pinprick of light at the end of the tunnel! :) Thank God that January and February exploded with referrals! So keep on praying folks!!! We are getting sooooo close!