for those of you that know them, the eye color gives this one away!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
News from the Nest
Alright friends. We have some news. BIG news. Ever since Rhett was born, God has placed something on our hearts. Actually, He placed it on our hearts years ago, but in the past six months, He has been speaking to us...ever so clearly. And so, with Him leading us, we have made the decision to add to our family. We have applied to adopt a baby girl from Ethiopia!
There are currently 147 million orphans in the world, almost 5 million of those are in Ethiopia. We have been striving to have a heart more like His, and He is a father to the fatherless, a friend to the orphan and the widow. He loves mercy and acts justly. He cares for those in need.
With this decision comes many uncertainties. We don't know how this will play out, we don't know where the money will come from, we don't know exactly when we will have our baby home, we don't know how others will view our multi-racial family. We have been told our expectations will change many, many times throughout this process. But a few things are certain. We are passionate about this. We love being parents. We will strive to be obedient to God.
Yes, we have our hands full. But oh, how our hearts are too! Children are a precious, precious gift. "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes Me." Matthew 18.5. We look forward to sharing the highs and lows of this journey with you and please keep our family in your prayers as we continue to seek God's will.
Much love,
Kirk, Becca, Grace, Ben and Rhett
There are currently 147 million orphans in the world, almost 5 million of those are in Ethiopia. We have been striving to have a heart more like His, and He is a father to the fatherless, a friend to the orphan and the widow. He loves mercy and acts justly. He cares for those in need.
With this decision comes many uncertainties. We don't know how this will play out, we don't know where the money will come from, we don't know exactly when we will have our baby home, we don't know how others will view our multi-racial family. We have been told our expectations will change many, many times throughout this process. But a few things are certain. We are passionate about this. We love being parents. We will strive to be obedient to God.
Yes, we have our hands full. But oh, how our hearts are too! Children are a precious, precious gift. "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes Me." Matthew 18.5. We look forward to sharing the highs and lows of this journey with you and please keep our family in your prayers as we continue to seek God's will.
Much love,
Kirk, Becca, Grace, Ben and Rhett
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas
Wow, has it really been 25 days since my last post? December has flown by. We've had a wonderful Christmas month! How awesome is it to know that even though the world is falling apart, people are hurting, children are suffering, countries are at war...those who truly BELIEVE have the hope and peace of our newborn King! Now that's good tidings of comfort and joy!
Now, since I'm not one for lengthy posts, we hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day. Here are a few highlights of our Christmas 2009, mind you this is from my (Becca's) perspective, can't speak for the rest of the family, but I think they'd agree on most of these.
A white Christmas morning. Scrapple. Sleeping IN. twinkly lights. strong coffee. our family of 5 ending up in one room on Christmas Eve night. chubby baby thighs. TOMS. Swedish meatballs. Decoupage. celebrating baby Jesus. snow ice cream. Giving. watching the Christmas day parade. hot cocoa with marshmallows and candycanes. gumballs and Thomas the train.
click here for pictures. From our nest to yours, Merry Christmas eveyone! (ok, that was a little dorky).
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tasty Tuesday
Dried Cherry & Almond cookies with vanilla icing
Gotta love me some Giada! I'm cheating a little bit today. I haven't actually tried this recipe out yet. It was in my in-box today from Food Networks 12 days of cookies. I printed it out right away and can't wait to make them, they sound delicious. If they turn out good, I think I'll put them in goodie bags for some friends and co-workers for Christmas! Click here for the recipe.
Gotta love me some Giada! I'm cheating a little bit today. I haven't actually tried this recipe out yet. It was in my in-box today from Food Networks 12 days of cookies. I printed it out right away and can't wait to make them, they sound delicious. If they turn out good, I think I'll put them in goodie bags for some friends and co-workers for Christmas! Click here for the recipe.
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