Sunday, July 29, 2007

At 19 months, There Is A Reason



Today is our 19 month anniversary of our LID. How much longer? Unfortunately, no one knows, but it WILL come! Steve and I have faith in that and know that we will soon be parents. This adoption journey sure has tested my faith in God and taught me how much I need to lean on faith and the promises of God. He is the one that created the blessing of adoption in our hearts and will make it happen. We are so grateful to be on this journey, no matter how long we have to wait.
There is a new song by Caedmon's Call that helps remind me that 'There is a Reason' and God will have our Sarah ready for us in His perfect time.

There is a Reason

Late at night I wonder why
Sometimes I wonder why
Sometimes I’m so tired
I don’t even try
Seems everything around me fails
But I hold on to the promise
That there is a reason

Late at night, the darkness makes it hard to see
The history of the saints who’ve gone in front of me
Through famine, plague and disbelief
His hand was still upon them
Cause there is a reason

There is a reason
He makes all things good
He makes all things good
There’s a time to live and a time to die
A time for wonder and to wonder why
Cause there is a reason
There is a reason

I believe in a God who sent His only son
To walk upon this world and give His life for us
With blood and tears on a long, dark night
We know that He believed
That there is a reason
There is a reason

For the lonely nights
And broken hearts
The widow’s mite
In the rich man’s hand
And the continent
Whose blood becomes a traitor

For the child afraid to close their eyes
The prayers that seem unanswered
There is a reason
There is a reason

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Did you celebrate National Ice Cream Day? We did!

Hey, these days we've got to look for things to celebrate! And boy, did we?!?!? Check out this banana split!


Saturday, July 07, 2007

Feels Like Today

This song has kind of been my 'theme song' for our adoption. Thought I'd go ahead and put it on the blog, since it means a lot to me and reminds me of our journey to Sarah.

"Feels Like Today"

Woke up this morning
With this feeling inside me that I can't explain
Like a weight that I've carried
Has been carried away, away
But I know something is coming
I don't know what it is
But I know it's amazing, you save me
My time is coming
And I'll find my way out of this longest drought

It feels like today I know it feels like today I'm sure
Its the one thing that's missin'
The one thing I'm wishin'
Life's sacred blessin'
It feels like today
Feels like today

You treat life like a picture
But its not a moment frozen in time
It's not gonna wait
Til you make up your mind, at all

So while this storm is breaking
While there's light at the end of the tunnel
Keep running towards it
Releasing the pressure, that's my heartache
Soon this dam will break

And it feels like today
I know, it feels like today, I'm sure
Its the one thing that's missin'
The one thing you're wishin'
The last sacred blessin'
It feels like today
Feels like today

And it feels like today
I know, it feels like today, I'm sure
Its the one thing that's missin'
The one thing you're wishin'
The last sacred blessin'
It feels like today

Feels like, feels like your life changes
Feels like feels like your life changes

Its the one thing that's missin'
The one thing you're wishin'
The last sacred blessin'
Feels like today

Feels like Feels like your life changes
Feels like Feels like your life changes

Friday, July 06, 2007

Happy 4th of July!


We spent the day at our friends Cheryl and Alan's pool with my brother and his family. We always have so much fun with them, it's no wonder that we had a wonderful day together on the 4th!
The kids have so much fun together!
I have to share this adorable story from a while back. Lydia (who's 3 yrs old, pictured here with our 3 yr old niece, Lauren) came home one day from daycare and was telling her mom, Cheryl, that pandas came from China and that they ate bamboo. Cheryl explained to her that Sarah would be coming from China. Well, Lydia, being very attached to my husband Steve, replied, "No! Julie and Steve are mine! I want Julie and Steve to adopt ME!" We all thought this was so sweet and showed how very protective she is of 'her' Julie and Steve. It will be a wake-up call for us all when Sarah does get here and see how everyone reacts! :)

Minix Family Reunion







Last weekend we took a trip to Nicholasville, KY for a get-together with my MIL's siblings and their families. We had a great time with Steve's aunts, uncles and cousins. Of course, you can't have a party in his family without a bonfire! Friday night, we all enjoyed each others company in his uncle's back yard with the kids playing on the tire swings, playing with remote control airplanes, and eating smores by the campfire. (notice the pic of mine!)
His cousins have a bunch of kids, and we really enjoyed just sitting back and watching and listening to the kids!!
On Saturday morning, we went to garage sales with my BIL and SIL. We also drove around a neighbhorhood where Steve and his brother lived while going to high school and college. Their dad built two houses in the neighborhood and for a time, they lived in both of these houses.
We'll be going to Cincinnati, OH in the beginning of August for a Dalton family reunion, the decendants of my MIL's grandparents.
Steve and I discussed over the weekend about how it will be a blast to take Sarah with us in the future!