Nesting

    Most pregnant women go through a phase that most people refer to as "nesting." It's a period of time at the end of your pregnancy when you have an increased energy level to get things done around your house and ready for your new baby.  I think I hit my nesting phase this week.  The nesting phase was prompted by a wave of anxiety over our family coming to see the new baby and having them see the house in it's current state.  I worked on getting laundry done, vacuumed the house, packed a box with all the things that we will need for baby and got my gifts ready to be wrapped for Christmas.  We are praying that the baby can wait until after Christmas to make his arrival but after my short nesting period I feel that we are ready whenever he decides to make his debut.

So is SO excited over the money that has
raised for his little brother so far! Thanks
Everyone!! 

 Just a quick update on the fundraising front.  Thank you to all who have SO generously given.  We got an update from the MICAH fund and we currently have raised almost enough to cover the remainder of our agency fees.  This is a HUGE blessing.  We still need about $8,000 to cover our medical bill and travel but we are trusting that as God has provided so far he will continue to provide.  Please pray with us for the final funds that are needed.  If you are feeling led to give I wanted to let you know that we did receive word from the agency yesterday that we may get to meet our new little bundle of joy sooner then we had expected (no official word yet so I will not get anyone's hopes up) but what I will say is that we may have the blessing of two babies in 2012. :)  So if you are still thinking and praying about giving now is the time to do so as we need the funds before we travel.  Thank you for your support.  We have been very blessed and encouraged by so many of you in the past few weeks.  God is Good! I am just blown away by the confirmation that he has given in the past 3 weeks that this little boy is a part of His plan for our family.
    As I go about my nesting I try to continue to remind myself of the joys of this advent season.  It's a time to remember and rejoice in the birth of our savor who came to earth as a baby to purchase for us adoption as children into His eternal family.  What a great reminder I have as I prepare and labor over the earthly adoption of my second son that adoption was God's plan all along.  He knows the pain of adoption and his work to adopt me as his forever daughter was much more painful and costly then any earthly adoption.  Praise the Lord for his willingness to come to earth as a helpless baby 2000 years ago.  Hallelujah for his willingness to endure the pain of death and separation from God for me so that I do not have to pay the penalty that I deserve for my sins. Glory to God that He planned for adoption to be the way for all of us to enter His forever family.  May each of us who put our trust in Jesus Christ rejoice this holiday season in our own adoptions as sons and daughters of The King.