Another Year starts

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January 2012
God's blessings for me are within my reach, all I have to do is stretch. Now I hate to stretch. For those of you who know me, I'm not the stretching kind. I like things the way they are, no stretching needed. Much to my surprise it dawned on me that that's all I have to do, my blessing is right in front of me. I just have to reach my arms out and grab it. I don't want to be the one that stands before God and hears "my child, I was right there in the pool, ready to catch you. All you had to do was jump in, and you didn't". I don't want to be the one that never did something great for God because I was scared.

So here is an update on the adoption right now. I'm am finishing this semester at both EKU and SCC in hopes of having more money and less debt. Brian and I have both really have been working hard at saving our money. Raising 4 children isn't cheap, however working extra has really started to make a difference. I have spoken with the social worker and Asian director at AWAA and they both have given us great news. Since we are open to children with different special needs and that are between the ages of 6 months and 4 years they really believe we could be matched with our child during the paper chase, which is typically 3-6 moths. This basically means we have a great chance of getting her home within 12-18 months. Wouldn't that be great? I was hoping that this past Christmas would be the last Christmas we had without her home, but I know God is in complete control of this journey. Please continue to pray for us, and if you have any extra money laying around I know just what to do with it.   Blessings, Jennifer