Nursery

We have the nursery decorated and ready to go. The curtains were made by Kim's mom and our niece, Karlee. We can't wait to have a little one to make the room complete.

A good friend, Angie, did the cross stitch for us and then her and others did the puzzle. I love them and am glad we have finally done the nursery so they can be hung.                                                                       

Update

We updated our home study for the 3rd time in November. We know that God has a plan and that our child is out there but the waiting is NOT easy. Everyone that I talk to who has adopted say the wait is worth it but honestly I am tried of waiting. I am so ready for Johnny and I to be parents and share our love for God, each other and family with a child. There are so many things that cross my mind and I think I can't wait to be able to do that with our child. We are blessed to have nieces/nephews that we get to do things with but also want to have those memories with our child or children.
We have set up the nursery and will have to get pictures taken and post. It is so cute!! My mom and niece, Karlee made the curtains and did a really good job. Karlee did most of the work and this was her first project. Because they made them makes them extra special to us.
We are trying to spread the word more that we are trying to adopt and besides the passalong cards and fliers we have emailed our church family a letter and also have a facebook page www.facebook.com/HelpJohnnyandKimAdopt.
I can't wait till the day I can post that we are parents!!!

Update

As you can tell I don't update everything that is going on because I want this to be more of a profile for people to view and not every little details. I am happy to share details with anyone just ask. It is time to update our homestudy again so we have started all that paperwork. We still believe that this is the path that God has for us and continue to pray. We also pray for everyone involved in the adoption process from birthparents, their family member to social workers. We don't know when, from where or by whom we will be blessed with our child but know it will happen. We are still working with Bethany Christian Services and telling everyone we know to spread the word for an independent adoption. An independent adoption is where we locate our birthmother (first mother) and take care of all the details with the help of adoption attorneys and not through an agency.
Blessings,
Kim

"Blessings"

These are the words to a song that I love. It is by Laura Story.

"Blessings"

We pray for blessings

We pray for peace

Comfort for family, protection while we sleep

We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while, You hear each spoken need

Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near

What if trails of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom

Your voice to hear

And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near

As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

All the while, You hear each desperate plea

And long that we 'd have faith to believe

Cause what if Your blessing comes through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near

And what if trials of this life are Your merices in disguise

When friends betray us

When darkness seems to win

We know the pain reminds this heart

That this is not, this is not our home

It's not our home

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near

What if my greatest disappointments

Or the aching(s) of this life

Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy

And what if trails of this life

The rain, the storms, the hardest nights

Are Your mercies in disguise

Home Study Update

As of October 28, it was time to update our home study so that means we have been approved for a year and no placement. Johnny and I are working on updating the home study and go Friday for the interview. We are still praying and waiting for our forever child. We also are constantly praying for all birthmothers that are thinking about adoption. God is in control and He has a plan that is on His timetable and not ours.
People say that adoption is a roller coaster ride and that is so true!!!
On another note, November is Adoption Awareness Month!! Please remember everyone that is involved in any form or fashion of adoption.

Johnny & Kim Adoption - Middle TN

Sunday Sermon … Is He Adopted

This is a sermon that was preached by our youth minster, who has an adopted son. The notes came from Jason on Word Keeper. I thougtht it would be good to share.

Is He Adopted


When people adopt a child, you can usually tell. The adopted child doesn’t look like the parents who adopted him/her. But s/he usually acts like the parents. …
Galatians 4:4-8
God adopted us as His children.

Human adoption is a picture of our adoption by God.

There is a need for adoption (John 14:8). Little children need parents who can love and care for them unconditionally. We need God who does love and care for us unconditionally. … God does not need us (Acts 17:24-25). He wants us to choose to be His children so He can better show His love to us. Parents who adopt children do not really need a child, but they want one. God made everything (Colossians 1:16). … There are rules that should be followed (1 Peter 1:15). Just as parents of a child want to be respected and obeyed, God also wants to be respected and obeyed.

Adoption is expensive (1 Peter 1:18-19). We weren’t bought with gold or silver or precious stones, but we were bought with something much more precious, the life of His son. … Since we were bought at a price, we should really try even harder to honor God with our bodies (1 Corinthians 6:20).

There are benefits of adoption (John 1:12). We have the right of being called children of God. We can fellowship with God and His family. God takes care of us. … We get an inheritance (Luke 15:31).

Adoption is permanent (2 Corinthians 1:22). Nobody can take us away from our Father.

There is one big difference in human adoption and our adoption by God. … When parents want to adopt a child, the doesn’t really have a choice. But God has already asked to adopt us and we have to accept His invitation to become His children.