What a Week!!

This has been one of those weeks.

Let's have a quick recap:

•  One of the tires on the van went flat.
•  Our sprinklers in the backyard broke. 
• Our dishwasher broke.
• Our brand new toilet won't stop running.
• We had to pay $1200 toward our home study completion that we did not previously know would be due.
• We have had a few tornado warnings (Scary for me!).
• The kids have been on edge...let's be honest...we've all been a bit on edge. 
•  I have been late a lot. (I hate being late.)

This is a picture of what we had to do to cover up the big holes where the sprinklers were when it started raining...it was a quick solution to a potentially muddy situation!!  These little beauties are all around our lawn (so thankful it is our backyard with the problem!).

Thankfully,  we did have some great things mixed in as well...like Anderson (our oldest son) turned 8. Every year on his birthday, we are reminded of God's faithfulness and promises fulfilled!

Big boy!

Oh and our home study is COMPLETE!!  That's right!  It is done!!  Wahoo!!

Our home study will be sent to our agency in Nevada as they compile our profile and get us ready to start presenting our family to birth moms.  We LOVE, LOVE our agency in Nevada!  Premier Adoption has been the best!  They are so helpful, organized, professional, knowledgeable and patient!

We now move into the next phase of applying for grants and ramping up some fundraising.  We are still about $18,000 away from what we need (sigh).

Please pray for us as we get closer to meeting our baby.  Would you please pray for protection over our family!  Pray for things to stop breaking and that whatever comes our way, we would look to the ONE who is our protector and our provider and our strength.  Pray for us as we apply for a number of grants.  Pray that we are considered to receive some much needed funding!!  Please pray for that birth mom who has some hard and selfless decisions ahead of her.

Thank you so, so much!!  I cannot tell you how much it means to us to have people out there praying for us and lifting us up!

Here's hoping for a much less eventful week ahead...or at least for less breakage!!