a place to share

I am going to try blogging again.

Seems a bit crazy with my crazy life right now, but i hope to find the joy of communication and reflection will help fill my cup.

Hope your all ready for some real stuff.

Cara

it has been a hard week...

but God is good. So near and real... and i don't know how to say it... but in the midst of darkness... i feel clear... and somehow... i feel hope. i know that there is a provision ahead. it is not easy to believe... but i am choosing to trust. and it is easier to fear... but i am fearless... or at least i am choosing to be fearless....

there... it's out there now... so i have to believe it.

thanks for hearing me ... i needed to share.

ANTICIPATION in ADOPTION

It has been a long time since we have had reason to hope... really... just a long time to wait. But today we recieved a phone call that has renewed our hope. we will begin to be shown to birthmothers... tummy mommies... that will decide if we are potential parents for her unborn baby.

we are ready to be considered. We have really been hangin on the line of waiting ... and this stage... although only hopefilled in word... can only be the beginning of better things. YAY!
so there it is... all of it.. i am so happy to be sitting here sharing that with you.

Celebrating 30 days old!

Whoa! hotties in the house!

This has been the coolest week ever! Tracy & I (blessed by our hubbies) ditched life in the normal time and space...
to jump to the not so nearby city of Calgary to see our Jennifer...
for a day!

She is a treat we need regular fixes of... and she was finally feeling good enough to have guests... so we Jumped! OH YAH WE DID!

I am so excited that we went to see her.
it is awesome to have had a full day of
girl talk, nail painting... giggles, all out hootin' & hollerin' even a bit of a
snort once in a while. (I guess that was just me... )
This was truly a glorious day!

We wore her out! hee hee! and ourselves too.
I love you my dear friends! You are treasured so richly in my heart.

Happy 30th DAY BIRTHDAY... My Sweet Friend

While I'm Waiting...

It has been a long wait for our family to be built. What a challenge in patience.

In the meantime... Randy and I have explored into other families to find sweet moments for our hearts to savor with their lovely children.

One of the families we adore is my sister and brother inlaw's family. Tracy & Mike. We have had only a few visits in the perspective of how long they have had kids, but we treasure each one deeply.

Chloe is a model for my scrapbooking pages often.... but this time was extra special. I am so glad I was able to capture Randy and her having a tea party.

The story goes like this:

As she took me into her play space at Grandma's, Chloe and I noticed that she had a tea set there and i pointed it out to her, asking if it was indeed hers. She excitedly declared it was! Than I said, should we have a tea party Chloe.... ? My heart was filled with excitement at sharing this precious moment with her. She looked at me ,than behind me at her mom and at Grandma, and yelled out..."UNKA RAAANDY!!!! " well i must tell you that we all stood in horror at being picked over for Uncle Randy! he wasn't even in the room. She grabbed the tea set, and ran between us all and out of the room, down the hall and around the corner into the living room where the men were watching tv. She boldly ran to him and asked "TEA PARTY????UNKA RAAANDY?" well!

of course Randy was up and out of his seat with a smile from ear to ear in only a moment... especially as he saw our surprised faces rounding the corner to see what would come from this impulsive request.

I was quite disappointed to say the least. But resolved that at least i could take pictures! So i felt apart of the fun. She needed water and "cookies" which really turned out to be wheat thins... and she was off for a fabulous time. With every pour there was a bigger puddle to be mopped up later, and she asked him to say "cheers" with every sip. There was also much discussion and amusement around the skills she wished to acquire on how UNKA RAAANDY could make that whistling sound come out of the little tea pot... she tried and tried.. to no avail. but it was more than amusing to watch.

so.... here are my resulting pictures that capture this grand event in our time with Chloe.
Enjoy!