YO MOM!

Let me introduce the posse, starting from the left; Kool Kennedy, Jazzy Jordan and Chillin Cameron. in the front. Leave them alone for a few minutes and this is what happens!
They crack me up and are so much fun. You gotta love em!

Happy New Year!

Lunar New Year that is! The year of the Boar.

Here is a picture of 1/2 our family at Dillons Lunar New Year dinner. We had a good time and all the children from all the different countries were so beautiful. It always melts my heart. Kennedy did so well. She continues to amaze us everyday.

Goodbye my friend

Yesterday we lost a dear friend. In respect for the families privacy I will not print his name. Many who read this blog will know who I am speaking of. In honor of my friend I would like to say a few words about him.
He was a good guy with a big heart. He was the strong silent type. He was kind. He didn't speak often but when he did speak it needed to be said. He was a great husband and awesome dad.
A few months ago we were doing prayer request in our sunday school class. My friend requested prayer for a couple of his friends first, then came his prayer request for himself, he had been diagnosed with cancer. This was how he was, others first, then himself. When he made this announcement in class we were devestated. We cried, he cried and we hugged him and prayed for him. Of course our prayer was for healing, but God had other plans for my friend. He is not hurting anymore. He is with his Lord and Savior whom he loved very much.
We will see him again someday in heaven, but for now we are left on earth with our broken hearts yet knowing he is where God wants him to be.
My husband and I feel very honored to have know this wonderful, kind man. Him and his wife helped us in our journey to Kennedy in many ways. They were both so excited for us. I wish he could have seen her.
Goodby my friend until we meet in heaven.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! amen. 2 Peter 3:18

Three precious gifts

Wow. I am looking at this picture and thinking my oldest daughter Jordan will be 12 on Monday and Cameron will be 8 on Wednesday. Before we know it Kennedy will be off to school!
Where did the time go?
Somewhere in two countries there are three birhtmothers who made a choice, probably the hardest choice they would ever have to make. They chose to give their daughters life and then let them go because they loved them that much.
As I look at our beautiful daughters I would give anything if I could tell each of their birthmothers "Thank you" because of your sacrifice and unselfishness we are so very blessed.
I would want them to know how madly, deeply and unconditionally we love these three treasures. I would tell them they have three wonderful big brothers who will never, ever let them date! A dad who when he looks at them you can literally see his heart melt. And I would hug them and say "you sweet angels, thank you for my daughters. my treasures." I will raise them to be strong christians who love God, strong women who will know that when the world starts to fall down around them that God is there, always. I would let them know that they are each loved by two mothers. The one that gave them life and the other who taught them to love life."

Our grandkids

Ok I can't help myself I have to brag about my grandkids. Our grandaughter Amiya is 31/2 & our grandson Jaylon is 5. They are very excited & proud of their Aunt Kennedy who is as you know 2 1/2 . They are so funny and precious. I told both of them that they didn't have to call Kennedy aunt Kennedy. They both looked at me like I had lost my mind. "Hello gramma she is OUR aunt." So I stand corrected. They spent this past weekend with us. We went to church and my grandson was telling everyone "this is my aunt Kennedy and she is from a different world!" You gotta love it. If you ever the watch the Disney channel there is a show called "This is Daniel Cook " Jaylon looks exactly like him. Same facial expressions, they could pass for twins. They are both so much fun and we are so blessed that God chose them to be our grandchildren.

My asian angels

Aren't they beautiful? They are so precious.
3 daughters+2 countries= 1 family!

When love takes you in

Steven Curtis Chapman has a song about adoption and one line says "When love takes you in everything changes." Oh how true.

When God laid adoption on my heart again a couple of years ago I was terrified. My thoughts were I am to old, we can't afford another adoption, no room at the inn, blah, blah, blah. My husband just said no! But God kept after my heart and I kept after my husband. As God continued to work on my heart I knew without a doubt there was a little girl somewhere out there waiting for us. A year ago this month my husband said "Babe lets go for it. " A few evenings later I am at our excercise group at church laying on the ground doing situps and I look up and I see Jesus smiling at me holding this precious little girl. See this picture of Mike and Kennedy? Except for the fact Mike isn't Jesus, this is the exact vision I saw. He had revealed our daughter to me. She was in Vietnam and now she is home. Our precious Kennedy Grace. My sister took this picutre and thought it was blurry but I thought it was perfect. Kennedy has taken us in. All of us and those who have met her are madly in love. Yes love has taken us in and everything has changed. Someone asked me today if this was it. We have no clue that is up to God. Someone asked my sister why didn't we adopt in America? Simple that is not where God lead us. He knew long ago before we existed how our children would come to us , through birth and adoption He had it all planned. We just had to be faithful. What blessings we would have missed had we not listened to His plans for our lives. I marvel as I watch this little girl she hasn't missed a beat since she came home. I do have one concern, she is potty trained, walks, feeds herself she is a very independent little lady. But if her dad, brothers and sisters don't stop carrying her everywhere and feeding her I am afraid she will revert! As I sit back and watch my crew watch the Super Bowl I can't help but wonder what in the world I ever did to deserve such blessings.