Football Saturday

When we woke up this morning and turned on the tv it looked like this.



Ordinarily it wouldn't be that big of a deal, but we had already made plans for several friends to come over and watch football. Raleigh was on the phone much of the morning with Comcast, but they could not figure out what was causing the cable and internet to be down. A technician is scheduled to arrive between 2pm and 5pm, but we are not really holding our breath that the cable will be back on by the 3:30 Alabama game.

The house is clean. Snacks are ready. But...no cable = no football.

Well...Raleigh is determined so he has his laptop connected to his phone for internet service and is now trying to connect his laptop to the tv. We may be able to watch the game after all.

Home Study

We received a copy of our home study yesterday.:) Even though it has been complete since the end of July, it makes the process seem a little more real to actually see everything written out. Our home study is basically an 8 page document that talks about our lives from childhood until now. It describes how Raleigh and I were each disciplined as children and how we plan to discipline our child. It talks about everything from our families and our jobs to the types of special needs that we are open to considering.

WooHoo for having a copy of our home study in our possession.:)

Rain, Rain, Rain

It has been raining ALL weekend! The pictures do not really do it justice, but our street looks like a river.

A Big Dream...

Ok...I am going to be vulnerable on the blog today, so please just take it for what it's worth...

I know that God is totally in charge of our adoption, our family plan, and everything else for that matter.:) Once we started the adoption journey, I started having this idea that our child will one day disciple others and lead others to Christ. I know that this sounds crazy, but I even have this feeling that our child will one day lead other Koreans to Christ. Our child, who was once an orphan, could help spread the hope of Christ with others and share the love of our true Father.

How will this look? Exactly who will our child disciple? Will our child form relationships with Koreans living in South Korea or Koreans living in the United States? I have no idea how to answer any of these questions. But I do know that God is the author of this story and He is a BIG God!! Nothing is impossible with him. Things that may seem impossible to me and my small world-view, are totally possible with God.

WooHoo to a God who is bigger than our biggest dreams!!

"Not ONE of God's good promises failed, every one was fulfilled."
Joshua 21:45

We Cooked Our First Korean Meal!

Another adoptive family posted pictures and a recipe for Korean wontons. They looked so delicious and Raleigh and I wanted to give it a try. We went to H-Mart, a local Korean grocery store) and bought the wonton wrappers. Below are a few pictures of our first attempt at Korean cooking!

Thanks Mandy and Wes!

A few days ago when I came home from school, I noticed an Amazon box on our front porch. I knew we had not ordered anything recently so I was curious about the contents of the package. When I opened the box, I found three books from our wish list. Our sweet friends Mandy and Wes had purchased three adoption books for us.

I am so thankful for my sweet friends and family. We are blessed to be supported by so many! Thanks for the books Mandy and Wes!!