While We Wait

 
Well...to start off...thank you for all your support in raising the matching grant. We successfully raised the $5,000! Praise the Lord! So that $5,000 became $10,000. We are getting closer and closer to meeting our financial goals to head to China and pick up our children. And our family and friends have been a huge part of that part of our journey. 

While we wait to hear from China about when we can come, we are veraciously reading...it's kind-of a coping mechanism for Kris and I. We have been reading some excellent books and I wanted to be able to share them with you.

First is The Connected Childby Karyn Purvis, David Cross and Wendy Sunshine. It is written primarily for adopting parents but honestly, it's a book every parent should read. It takes a good look at parenting children with high needs but I have found it to be beneficial with my biological kiddos. It looks at parenting through a psychological perspective while also addressing the body and spirit. It helps the parent/child relationship in a way that gives respect to the child while empowering the parent to empower the child. 

The second book I would like to recommend is Adopted for Lifeby Russell D. Moore. This is a great book that marries the Christian doctrine of adoption with literal adoption. It is a good blend of inspiring and throughout-provoking ideas and very tangible, practical action steps.


Another excellent book is Silent Tearsby Kay Bratt. Warning...this is a book that opens your eyes to a situation that you cannot walk away unchanged. It is one thing to be ignorant about a situation and do nothing. It is another to be suddenly made aware and then choose to do nothing. If you read this book, it will stir in your heart a desire to do something. Bratt takes you on her journey as a volunteer in an orphanage. It lays out the terrible realities of the travesties of life, the need for grace and truth in those fragile situations, and the need for everyone to do something...not nothing. 

Please continue to pray for us as we wait and continue to raise funds. We are anxious to hear from China but know that God is working out His perfect plan. And please pray for the health and safety of our children. Thank you.