We've Got Big News!

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Yep, you heard it right, we are adding to our family once again! I have been dying to tell everyone, but wanted to wait until we knew for sure that we were "locked in" before the January 1st deadline in Guatemala. Some of you already know how badly I wanted to adopt again. Sammy did not feel the same however. He was very happy with the children we had. I have been praying for over a year for the Lord to soften his heart and let us adopt one more time. When I saw Josie's photo on the photolisting, my heart went out to her--I knew that if someone didn't want her, she would be one of the thousands of children left behind. Another statistic. I don't know what made me email the agency, but I did. They emailed me back telling me that there was a family interested in her. I was very happy knowing that she may have found her forever family. It was then, when I told Sammy about her and showed him her photo. The next day, Christmas Eve, I got an email saying that the family had backed out and Josie was available again. We had to act fast if we wanted her, time was certainly of the essence in this case. I tried to give Sammy his space and let him make the decision on his own. (I was praying so hard that he would say yes. I was dying inside imaging this little girl without a family.) Sammy finally said yes!!! I couldn't believe it. I didn't believe it. I made him promise me that he wouldn't change his mind--he promised. We were supposed to call the agency by 2pm to let them know; I called them at 2:10 pm. We booked our flight for the day after Christmas. After arriving in Guatemala City, we got to sleep a few hours before Josie came. When she walked through the door, it was surreal. She was an angel. I was looking at this beautiful, crying, scared child, and I knew she was my daughter. This was the child I had been praying for. Well, it didn't take us long to fall in love with her. At her age, she doesn't understand much. I think the only thing she really understands is that her bithmother left her and she is waiting for her to come back. I hope that in time she will learn that we love her and want to be her forever mommy and daddy. The adoption will take approximately a year. I hope and pray that in that time she will look forward to her homecoming with us.


Although I had been praying, we certainly weren't prepared to adopt anytime soon. Both Sammy and I feel that the Lord had brought Josie into our view and into our hearts. I had stopped looking at photolistings a long time ago. Not sure what made me look on that day--although I do believe that there is no such thing as coincidence. We do not have the means financially to pull this adoption off. We are putting our faith in God, as it was him who led us to Josie, and we feel that 'if He brought us to it, He will bring us through it.' We will do whatever it takes to bring our daughter home. I have some fundraising ideas that I hope to put together very soon. I will keep you posted.


Please pray for Jhosseline. She has had a rough start; but with God's help, she will soon be with the family that is meant to have her. You can all follow along on our journey to bring our daughter home. Check back often--you can save this blog into your favorites.