Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!! Despite all of us having colds, Tom and I celebrated Valentine's Day yesterday. He took me to The Melting Pot and we managed to not talk about children for most of our lunch. Yay for us! We had a great time! This morning Bethy and I made Tom breakfast in bed. Then she made it very difficult to assemble the goodie bags for her class party that I now regret signing up for helped me make the goodie bags for her class party. She really wasn't in to making Valentine's cards and I know she has no clue what this day is about which is fine. I joined her for the party at school and was glad they gave her lunch so she would fall asleep in the car on the way home could enjoy a nice meal with her friends.

I used to have grand visions of making cute goodie bags or cupcakes with my children to bring to school and maybe one day that will be a reality. But for now the school doesn't allow home baked goods and Bethy would rather put stickers on her face, on the table, on her feet, in my hair, than place them on the Valentine like she is supposed to. So, for now, we do what we can which basically means I make the valentine's and publix makes the baked goods.

This was not taken today, but see what I mean (and by the way, don't those baby blues melt your heart?):

In other news:
It's been one month since our paperwork went to Ch*na. ONE MONTH!!! A WHOLE DANG MONTH!!! Usually people know their log in dates within a few weeks. There are people on the adoption message boards who sent their dossier to China after us that got their log in date today. So, how about a nice LID instead of roses or a box of chocolates. Mr. adoption worker, be my Valentine please! It's safe to say that I am not a patient person.

If things go as they have the past few months, the new list could come out at the beginning of next week. That means that we could know who are son is a week from now. But even if it doesn't happen, I really do trust God's plan. He knows who are son is and He will bring Him to us in His time. I can hardly make it through worship these days I am so emotional. This adoption has renewed my desperate need to cling to God. The love and grace he has lavished on me in this journey and the miracle he is doing in my life by brining Caleb into it calls me to worship Him with a renewed vigor. People often tell me that it is a wonderful thing we are doing for Caleb. But really it is a wonderful thing God is doing for us through Caleb.

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