Making a blog is very new to me. It has been quite frustrating to my non-techi mind. I also feel very hesitant about putting so much out on the internet. If you talk to me in person I will tell you everything you want to know plus a lot you probably didn't. I become very different when I am putting it out on the world wide web. I am not a story teller so I feel quite insecure about trying. There it is- my apology for my amateur blog. I am trying to push past my comfort zone for you. I want you to be involved and know what life is like in the world of our adoption of Gideon.

We are just about done with our home study. When that is turned in to the Arizona Court we wait for 1 to 2 months for them to approve it. Unfortunately, we live in the one state that does adoption this way. The other states don't have the court process so home studies are approved quicker. However, this will give us time to do the 10+ hours of education that our agency insists we have and that we can not move forward without.

You might have noticed the donate button on the side. I can not tell you how long that took me to figure out :). I now know that you can google pretty much everything. I kind of knew that but now it is ingrained. I was hesitant to put that. I in no way want anyone to feel obligated to give anything. I don't want anyone to think I am keeping track or feel it is your duty to help us in this journey financially. I simply want to give those who feel led to give to have the ability to do that. I still hesitated but the Lord reminded me of last Christmas. Our church offered a love offering that they spoke of for several weeks. This offering was for the building of a church in Haiti that was destroyed by the earth quake. The congregation was asked to pray about what they might give. The goal was $60,000. As the day approached we had decided we did not have the money to give. We were giving quite a bit to Haiti all ready and thought if we give any more it needed to go to help the orphanage Gideon was at. However, as everyone walked forward to give their gifts I was moved to give $20. I didn't do it out of guilt or obligation I did it because I wanted to be a part of what our church family was doing. When the church is built I can know God used me in a small way to make it happen. We ended up raising $80,000. $20 seems awfully small, but it was my part I was asked to play. Maybe you are being asked to play a part, even a small part, in this journey?