The Garys

During our last adoption, we called the baby a silly little name when we talked about her until we knew that she was really going to be ours. I realize that this sounds crazy, but early in our last process, we received a referral, flew to Guatemala and visited her, named her, prayed for her, loved her . . . Well, her birth mother returned to the orphanage for her, so little Caroline never came to live with us. Once we accepted another referral, we did not really "name" Gigi until much further into the process. This was a small way of protecting our hearts. Fast forward to this adoption, and we have been calling this child "Gary". Only, we are not sure if we will adopt a boy or a girl, so sometimes the kids refer to the child as "Garina". Lately, we feel like the Lord might have siblings for us (??), so this morning one of my kids decided to simplify things and just prayed for "The Garys". Little one(s), whoever you are, we are excited about you and are praying for you (all)!

Oops, I forgot

These sweet faces help with the wait!

I forgot how BAD I am at waiting! We have not had our home study officially approved by All God's Children (our agency), so we are not technically "waiting" for a referral, yet. I am praying that we will get the approval this week, and the clock can start ticking. One would think that I might have learned a little something during our last adoption about waiting, but apparently not.

If you think about it, please pray for a speedy approval of our home study.