I have had so many requests to stay public!

Really, I am amazed at the response! Now you lurkers have no business staying so quiet! I know who you are now! ;) The purpose of this blog is to show my love for the Lord through this adoption process and our daily life. It has touched so many people, and it breaks my heart to think that someone may NEED to read it and it not be here. I will be discreet and not be discussing every detail of the adoption. There are so many people involved, and I have to respect my agency, attorney, foster mom, and last but not least, Anne Pearce. I will fill you in on major happenings, don't worry, but there are some details that will just need to stay private. You don't know how theraputic this is for me. I want to have this put into book form for AP when she is finally home, so she can see how her adoption process touched so many. No news on the adoption front. We have just completed our 4th week back in PGN. The "typical" time in PGN after resubmit is 6-8 weeks according to our agency. Of course there are no guarantees, but we are praying for the short end of that range. Please continue to pray that AP's paperwork is blessed and shown favor. God continues to teach me lessons DAILY throughout this process. I am learning to give the control over and trust the process. I wish I could have done more of that early on. I'm afraid I annoyed many people with my "overzealousness". I am a very passionate person and like to be involved in everything....sometimes a little too involved. The bottom line is that God is always in control! I am giving it back to him AGAIN. There is nothing we can do except pray. Also, I am going to start focusing on my entire family in this blog.....not just Anne Pearce. Everyone in this house plays a very important role in my life. Get used to seeing more of these fabulous people! Thank you all so much for your support and prayers for our family. We appreciate them more than you all know.

love love love,

;) lou,

andrew,

logan,

and hayden