First day of school

Time warp back about two years and jump into my mind (I know, scary place at times). Guess what mental picture you would have never found? My two kids, ages 11 and 12, heading out of the house bound for their first day of school. Come to think of it, you probably wouldn't have found anything about two kids...let alone them going to school with their 4-year old brother waiting for them back at the ranch!

Isn't it amazing how God works in our lives? A couple of years ago we began feeling like we had finally come to that point where we would start considering the kiddo questions. You know, how many, when to begin the quest, etc. Soon after, we began really considering the possibility of adoption, something that had been in the back of our minds for many years without even having discussed it. It seemed like God had really put that desire on our hearts so we began looking into the possibilities.

Fast forward to today and it's just astounding to think how quickly things have happened. We're still waiting on this process to be completed (who knows, but we're guessing 2-3 months)...but that hasn't stopped us from becoming a family already. Sure there are tough times. But seeing those kids walk out the gate this morning I just felt so proud and so thankful.

Many of you have been a part of this since the beginning. Thank you for coming along with us as we have been looking forward to this day and the kids having the opportunity to really begin re-establishing life here with us.