August



Two things happened this month to remind me that "there is a reason for everything".    I had so hoped to have gone to meet the kids this month, but as the adoption process slowed down, I knew that something was up....Were we not going to be allowed to adopt afterall?  Did someone along the way find us "wanting" and decide we weren't fit to parent these children?  Did they want people younger? wealthier? the questions in my head at times were overwhelming.  About August 17th, the day before Rock's birthday we found out that things "slowed down" because there another sibling was found....WHAT?  We were told we didn't have to go forward with these children, because of this new discovery...WHAT?  But she stole our hearts just looking at us through a picture thousands of miles away...and suddenly we were the parents of 3 new children :) 
Younger sister E joined brother M and sister Y in our journey to be a family.  The other thing that happened was that on August 20th Rock's dad suddenly died.  He had been having some health problems this year, but appeared to have been doing significantly better and we were all so overjoyed.  Nothing prepared us for this shock...and we both knew...we were meant to be HERE not Ethiopia at this time.  There is a plan,  thank you God for your faith in us, when our faith in you and your plan is sooooo small.