Christmas Tree

We put our Christmas tree up tonight. Desiree was sooooooooo excited. She actually was able to help this year.
We put up all 7 of our stockings. We have 8 stocking hangers and I hope that next year we can use the 8th one for our new child's stocking. I have been thinking alot about him/her lately. What is your Christmas like? Do you even celebrate Christmas? What  kind of presents would you like? Do you know Jesus or the Christmas story?

We are pluggung along with our paperwork. We recieved David's certified, state sealed birth certificates in the mail this week. We also recieved our certified, state sealed marriage license and my certified birth certificates. We'll have to get them state sealed.

I am feeling restless. I wish things would move faster. I want my child home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I am TRYING to remember that God's timing is always perfect.

Blessings,
Melissa

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am thankful for everything God has given me. Especially my family, including the one who is not here yet.
Blessings,
Melissa

Tragic news

We found out this week that David's birth father died on Tuesday. Let me give you the background information. David's parents divorced when David was 2. His father left his wife and 3 young sons for another woman and never had contact with them again.
When David's oldest brother was an adult, he searched for and found his father. Those 2 had a relationship for 30 years, but David had no interest in meeting his father. David's mother remarried and  were married for 25 years until his death in 1993. This was the man that David called Dad. He was the one that raised David.
Well we found out about a month ago from David's brother that their father was ill. David said that he felt God telling him to see his father. David has vacation time coming up and he had decided to go see his father, but unfortunately he took a turn for the worse and died this week. The good news is David has a sister from his father and maybe he can learn about him through her. We'll see. You can never have too much family.

Blessings,
Melissa

We Ghana be famous

We were interviewed by a reporter from our local paper about our adoption today. She was very nice, I was very nervous! She asked all kinds of questions. I hope we did ok. She said we did. It will be in this weekends paper. Woohoo!!!!!!!!

Blessings,
Melissa

Orphan Sunday

Today is orphan Sunday and my thoughts are on the newest little Marques who is in an orphanage somewhere in Ghana. I wonder where are you? How are you? Who are you?
Are you wondering about me today? Do you wonder where your mother is today?
I can't wait to bring you home.

Blessings,
Melissa