A facebook friend sent out the following message today:
"FYI - Amy Wood with News Channel 7 will air a special report on the kids in SC waiting to be adopted this coming Monday July 27th @ 6pm. She also plans to feature a new child each week on her blog theribbit. This is exactly the kind of coverage the waiting children in our state need. Kudos to Amy and her station!"
I want to encourage everyone to check out the report if you live in upstate SC. If you live outside the GSP area follow the story on line at http://www.wspa.com/.
There are so many children out there waiting for great homes. You don't have to be wealthy or even live in a large house. All you need is a little room and love to share.
If you have ever considered adoption, this may be just what you need to get you moving in the right direction. Private adoption is not the only option out there and you can adopt for VERY little money!
Check this story out and pass the word along.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Memphis or Bust
We are inching closer to our Memphis trip. This is my favorite trip that we do with our students every year. I am very excited about returning and can't wait to jump right in. This year, the trip will be bittersweet for me.
After a lot of thought and discussion, we decided not to take Reese with us. My heart is breaking! I have to leave my sweet baby for 7 days. I am dreading that! Please pray for me. I am not a worrier and don't stress easily, but I am already emotionally bogged down about this. We know that he is being left in more than capable hands and will be treated like a king.
I know that this is a natural feeling for most moms, but I don't want Satan to use this as a way to distract me. Thanks to the wonderful media guys at our church we will be able to iChat with him while we are gone. Hopefully that will ease this mommy's nerves a little.
My biggest concern is that he will fear that he is being moved to a new family again. Please pray for us and Reese. Also, please pray for our mission team. We want to make sure that we are all focused and prepared to put ourselves aside.
Be prepared... I have no doubt that I will have much to share!
After a lot of thought and discussion, we decided not to take Reese with us. My heart is breaking! I have to leave my sweet baby for 7 days. I am dreading that! Please pray for me. I am not a worrier and don't stress easily, but I am already emotionally bogged down about this. We know that he is being left in more than capable hands and will be treated like a king.
I know that this is a natural feeling for most moms, but I don't want Satan to use this as a way to distract me. Thanks to the wonderful media guys at our church we will be able to iChat with him while we are gone. Hopefully that will ease this mommy's nerves a little.
My biggest concern is that he will fear that he is being moved to a new family again. Please pray for us and Reese. Also, please pray for our mission team. We want to make sure that we are all focused and prepared to put ourselves aside.
Be prepared... I have no doubt that I will have much to share!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Mommy help needed!
I need some advice! My little Houdini has figured out how to pull the covers out of the electric sockets. I have put a baby gate in front of them, covered them with tape, and moved furniture. All with no success. Reese has managed to figure them all out. Here is what I just caught him doing as I am writing this:
Any suggestions? Please help me before my little one shocks himself!
Monday, July 13, 2009
That was tough!
Bryan and some of the other staff guys have been working out together in the mornings. For a while they were doing P90X. They would often talk about how tough of a work out it is, but they got results. Over the past couple of years Bryan has lost about 20 pounds and dropped 2 or 3 pant sizes. I have been so proud of him.
Unfortunately, I can't say the same for myself. For a long time I have been unhappy with my current state of physical fitness. The older I get, the lazier I seem to get and the more junk I eat. The days of wearing size 1's & 0's and walking everywhere I went slowly began to fade away after I walked across the stage at CU and received my degree nearly 9 years ago. I am at least 20lbs heavier and 3 sizes bigger than then (I found everything Bryan lost). Any hopes of fitting into my wedding dress for our 10 year anniversary seem to be fleeting dreams. For the longest time I have complained, but that is all I have done. There just never seems to be any motivation to change.
After seeing the results of P90X, I considered it myself... then I thought better of it. Not having exercised in some time and being asthmatic, I thought that may be a little much. Soon I saw the infomercial for 10 minute trainer which was created by Tony Horton (the P90X guy). I thought this may be my answer. Being the working mother of an infant, I don't have a lot of down time, and I don't want to leave my baby anymore than I have too. Not being one to buy something from an infomercial, I went online to check it out. I ordered 10 minuter trainer online with the best of intentions. It has sat at my house for weeks now untouched.
Sunday morning I woke up at 5 am and couldn't go back to sleep. What better time to start? Oh my gosh... that lower body workout kicked my tail! I seriously thought that I was going to throw up. I never thought 10 minutes could be so intense. I didn't let it get me down though, today I did the cardio workout. It didn't get me quite as bad, but still intense. Hopefully I will stay faithful to this.
Horton encourages you to weigh & measure yourself before you begin the program. He also encourages you to take a before picture. I would rather not share those with you right now. Maybe if I get some awesome results I will put them up as a testimonial.
Pray for me... I really want to stick to this (and not let it kill me!).
Unfortunately, I can't say the same for myself. For a long time I have been unhappy with my current state of physical fitness. The older I get, the lazier I seem to get and the more junk I eat. The days of wearing size 1's & 0's and walking everywhere I went slowly began to fade away after I walked across the stage at CU and received my degree nearly 9 years ago. I am at least 20lbs heavier and 3 sizes bigger than then (I found everything Bryan lost). Any hopes of fitting into my wedding dress for our 10 year anniversary seem to be fleeting dreams. For the longest time I have complained, but that is all I have done. There just never seems to be any motivation to change.
After seeing the results of P90X, I considered it myself... then I thought better of it. Not having exercised in some time and being asthmatic, I thought that may be a little much. Soon I saw the infomercial for 10 minute trainer which was created by Tony Horton (the P90X guy). I thought this may be my answer. Being the working mother of an infant, I don't have a lot of down time, and I don't want to leave my baby anymore than I have too. Not being one to buy something from an infomercial, I went online to check it out. I ordered 10 minuter trainer online with the best of intentions. It has sat at my house for weeks now untouched.
Sunday morning I woke up at 5 am and couldn't go back to sleep. What better time to start? Oh my gosh... that lower body workout kicked my tail! I seriously thought that I was going to throw up. I never thought 10 minutes could be so intense. I didn't let it get me down though, today I did the cardio workout. It didn't get me quite as bad, but still intense. Hopefully I will stay faithful to this.
Horton encourages you to weigh & measure yourself before you begin the program. He also encourages you to take a before picture. I would rather not share those with you right now. Maybe if I get some awesome results I will put them up as a testimonial.
Pray for me... I really want to stick to this (and not let it kill me!).
Skating Babies - Evian
This is really funny. Some one sent this to Bryan because they thought one of the babies looks like Reese. Too cute!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Monthly Update
Reese had his 12 month check up this week. Our chunky monkey seems to be growing into himself. He is now 30 inches long and 22.10 pounds. At his 6 month check up he was in the 90-95% percentile. At 9 months he was in the 75%. He is now in the 30-50%. We were a little surprised that he didn't weigh more, but he has started walking a good bit and has gotten so long. I guess it all evens out. He had grown nearly a full inch and only 1/2 a pound.
It is kind of sad when I look back in the car. I am starting to see a little boy instead of a baby. It is just a reminder to cherish everyday because they grow up so fast.
We had our monthly visit yesterday. Things are still on track for a pre-trial hearing in early August. It is not necessary for us to be at this hearing, so most likely we will not attend. If that date goes well, we may have a TPR hearing as early as September, but most likely October. After that hearing, the BM has 30 days to appeal and then the judge has 30 more days to review her appeal and the paperwork that DSS's attorney draws up. At that point we are turned over completely to adoptions and will not deal with foster care any more.
Unfortunately, we miss understood what happens next. We were under the impression that we would be able to finalize almost immediately at that point. We now know that it may take another 4-6 months to finalize after that. Of course, our hope is for the shorter time frame. In our minds we would be final by the end of the year. It now seems that the spring is a more accurate guess, but a guess is all that it is. (God is in control and anything is possible!)
It is kind of sad when I look back in the car. I am starting to see a little boy instead of a baby. It is just a reminder to cherish everyday because they grow up so fast.
We had our monthly visit yesterday. Things are still on track for a pre-trial hearing in early August. It is not necessary for us to be at this hearing, so most likely we will not attend. If that date goes well, we may have a TPR hearing as early as September, but most likely October. After that hearing, the BM has 30 days to appeal and then the judge has 30 more days to review her appeal and the paperwork that DSS's attorney draws up. At that point we are turned over completely to adoptions and will not deal with foster care any more.
Unfortunately, we miss understood what happens next. We were under the impression that we would be able to finalize almost immediately at that point. We now know that it may take another 4-6 months to finalize after that. Of course, our hope is for the shorter time frame. In our minds we would be final by the end of the year. It now seems that the spring is a more accurate guess, but a guess is all that it is. (God is in control and anything is possible!)
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