I'm back

Mackenze and Ana Claire playing at Buck Creek
Skippity doo dah
Where's the fire?
Speed Racer
Silly Girls

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I have been distracted by several things lately and I haven't had much time for blogging. I hope to catch up with everyone while we are on spring break. During this break I have been able to witness first hand both sides of an adoption. Without going into too many details, I was approached by a young girl that found herself pregnant. Knowing that we had adopted she wanted to know if I could help her find a family for her baby. She approached me several months ago and recently gave birth to her baby. A friend of mine that had adopted from China was the first to come to mind. My friend and her husband were thrilled with the possibility of having another child. I put the two together and left it in God's hands. Their agency counseled her to make sure this was truly what she wanted.

I went to the hospital after she called me to let me know that she had the baby. I am in awe of this young girl's strength and courage. My heart ached for her as I knew she would be leaving the hospital empty handed and my friend would be leaving the hospital with this little miracle. I was so full of emotions as I wanted to be supportive to both sides.

Witnessing this has made me think a lot about Ana Claire's birth family, but especially her birth mother and what her circumstances were that she had to give up this precious baby girl that is now my baby girl. This young girl gave this family my friend a precious miracle. If you are reading this please pray for her and this family.

I would also like to ask you to pray for my dad. He has been ill for several months now. He will be having surgery the day after Easter. We hope that this will alleviate some of his health problems. I will update you on my dad later. Thank you ahead of time for all the prayers.

The photos above are from a couple of weeks ago when it was gorgeous outside.