Journey to our Children

"If you can'?" said Jesus,"EVERYTHING is possible for him who believes." Mark 9:23

4-27-09

Hi everyone!! Well Darrin's birthday was this weekend. It was on Sunday but we celebrated Saturday. Mom, Mike, Cheryl, and George all came over. We cooked a big pot of Frogmore Stew. Then had cake and presents. Darrins is officially 43 years old now. Today was the goodbye visit for the bio-mom to see Donavan and she did not show. I must say I have mixed feeling about it. We had sent word that if she wanted to write a letter to Donavan when he was much older if it was appropriate we would give it to him. I wanted him to be able to ask questions and find answers when he got older. I know how it feels not to know or be able to ask. However God allows everything to happen for a reason. This is probably far better in someway for him. The next thing was I wanted her to have closer. Darrin and I talked about it and he said she come to terms that day at court and it was probably far harder to try and see him again. That is that! I did find out that the paperwork has been submitted for the TPR court hearing request which will probably take a week or two before we know the court date. It could be in May or June. They are already publishing for the John Doe which has to be done for 3 weeks. After the TPR hearing we wait for the 30 days even though it is on a John Doe. Then we can petition for a court day to finalize the adoption. I have to say it will be weird not going on Mondays anymore for visitation after doing if for 10months. I think mom and I will still make it to the Coffee Shop for a routine social event! ha ha! Well Zack is doing great. We are still waiting for notification for a court date for him to return home. Not sure if his worker has it submitted yet. Savanah is a handful. It will be another week or so before they put in the paperwork for a court date for her to go home. She is starting to make progress though. Donavan is finally starting to take to her a little bit. Well that is about it. Please continue to pray for us. We have alot going on and a big load with many other things other than just this. So all the prayer you can give will be very appreciated!! Love you all. Dobin

History

Well we actually started this journey February 2005. This is when we received a packet in the mail for no reason with pictures of children in the state system in need of adopted families. Now I will say that two days prior, my husband and I saw a billboard with a child's picture needing a forever family; this is what God used to spark the interest. That is when Darrin and I started discussing in extent about adoption. We spent alot of days together in prayer and seeking Gods confirmation. We did not want to walk into something just based on an emotion that would change. We needed to know this was God's purpose for us. We are unable to have children of our own; and honestly up to this point we were very content in our marriage. Then God decided this was the path He wanted us on. March of 2005 we contacted our local Department of Social Services and requested information. We had our application,fingerprints, references, pictures, along with background information finally turned in by May of 2005. So we have been on this journey for over 3 years. Now I must say 8 months was spent in building a house due to the trailer we lived in just would not pass all the fire codes. I must say God has taught us a great deal through this process. We have learned so much from the people God has put in our path to help us, encourage us, and pray for us. Most of all Darrin and I have become much more dependant on the Lord Jesus. It can be very discouraging at times than at others it can be the most rewarding thing you could experience. My husband has said we have been pregnant waiting on our children for such a long time that as they walk through our door for the first time we are not going to know how to act!

Meet our Dogs

Meet our Dogs:

The Black Dog is Cole. I guess you could say he is the lead.
The Brown Dog is Duke. I guess you could say he is the loyal but not very smart one.

Then there is LITTLE BIT. Yes you guessed it; she is the one under the covers on the couch. From her point of view she does not believe she is a dog.

Cole and Duke

Cole and Duke

Little Bit

Little Bit