No match from May's shared list...

Hello! Last night China released the shared list for this month - it's the list of special needs children available for adoption. Our agency people look at the list of children and try to match each family up with a child. You may remember that we are hoping for a young child (a year old or younger would be GREAT! once you are "matched" with a child, you don't pick the child up for about 6 months... so we'd pick up an 18 month old about...) But who knows! God could have plans for us to adopt a bit older of a child. We'd for sure like a child younger than Molly (who is 2). And we feel most comfortable adopting a child with minor correctible surgical needs. So anyway, this list didn't have any young children with minor needs. Our sweet agency contact said that they had trouble matching all the families last night who were looking for children with minor needs... it just was a very short and limited list! Anyway, we are really ok with not matching. We would MUCH rather not match than have to say no to another child that we don't think fits our current "capacity" as a family (that's what our agency called it! must be adoption lingo ; ) Read this verse this morning:

"I am still confident of this:

I will see the goodness of the Lord 

in the land of the living.

Wait for the Lord;

be strong and take heart

and wait for the Lord."

-Psalm 27:13-14

We will wait and see what the Lord does!!! Thanks for following. I may try to post some recent pictures - the blog seems like it needs some pictures!!!! Sorry in advance for technical errors ; ) Y'all take care!!! We'll keep the blog updated with any happenings ; )

Anne's ballet recital family picture:

The recital was just family/friends watching a regular class. it was so cute! They usually wear white leotards with pink tights and shoes... but for the recital they could add a fun tutu ; )

Anne's teach (Miss Kathy) was wonderful!!!

Anne is the little one with the pink tutu fourth from the left:

With Meme (James' mom):

Watching her sister:

Sweet little girls ; )

 Anne wanted Molly to sit in her lap for a story:

Coco (Liz's Mom) in town for a visit:

No news ... but a sweet poem!

Happy Mother's Day! We don't have any new adoption news ; ) We have taken a little "break" from getting referrals... and we feel ready to dive back in now! Lord willing, we will match when the next "Shared List" comes out from China toward the end of May. China doesn't announce when the Shared List will come out until the day before - and it usually comes out once a month. This is a list of special needs children that are available for adoption. We'll see!!! Our agency sent out a great Mother's Day poem today and we wanted to share it with you. It's just so sweet! I was thinking about our little one's birth mother today on Mother's Day... what a gift she will be giving us. How brave she was to carry her baby and leave the baby where she knew the baby would be found. I was praying for her today. She has already given our baby up (most likely) so I pray that she would have a peace that the little one will be loved and cared for. I'm so thankful for the part she played in our little one's sweet life. I pray that she would someday know Jesus! Ok, here's the poem that our agency sent ... hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

A Mother's Day Poem

Once there were two women who never knew each other

One you do not remember, the other you call Mother

Two different lives shaped to make you one

The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it

The first gave you a need for love, the second was there to give it

One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name

One gave you a talent, the other gave you aim

One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears

One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears

One made an adoption plan, that was all that she could do

The other prayed for a child, and God led her straight to you.

Now, which of these two women, are you the product of?

Both, my darling, both, just two different types of love.

~ Author Unknown