10-30-09
Good morning everyone. Just wanted to give a quick update. We had court yesterday @2:30pm. The judge ordered to terminate the unknown father. YEAH!! There was a little bit of confusion reguarding the waiving of the 35 day grace period after the hearing. So it looks like as of right now we will have to wait the 35 days before proceeding. However God knows what is in our best interest and we have been brought this far by God. After the 35 days we meet with Donavan's adoption worker and sign finally adoption papers. Then we take it to our lawyer and he will request a final adoption hearing through Charleston County. Which usually only takes a couple of weeks. They are much quicker!! As of right now it looks as though it maybe the first of the year before the adoption is finalized not sure though. You have to always take into consideration God's plan. Well I can't stay long. Mom, Donavan, and I are going to the Holiday market at the Collisuem today. Wanting to leave by 8am. Anyone who knows me; knows I absolutely love the holidays and everything about it!!! Please continue to pray for us and Darrin's healing. It is taking much longer than expected and unprecedented! Chris is doing great. We are trying to work to get his grades up. He got so far behind last year. He tries so hard. I'll try to get some pictures posted over the weekend!! Love all
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.
