Thursday, January 13, 2011
In The Midst of it All
8:36 PM
Those of you that may not know, we are currently in process to adopt a special needs child from Hong Kong. We began this process before Davids even came to our home this summer... it's been a LONG time! LOL God has taught me much about patience through this all!
Today I finally received my completed and approved homestudy! Now I can apply for my I800a and attach the homestudy as I send it in. Along with the homestudy... my newest invoice for the adoption. In the midst of all that has been happening with Davids and advocating for him, I had put aside thoughts of our adoption. The homestudy's arrival somewhat took me by surprise.
And fundraising??? Well, obviously NOT a priority once we learned of Davids' situation. He was and is a part of our family. He called me mom. He was a great big brother to my children. And although I knew I wasn't to be his forever family, I love him and only want the best for him. I am so pleased to see all that God has done in this tenth hour. Someone was going to pray with Davids today and share with him the news that he does indeed have a family. I wait with baited breath to find out how it went. How he is. And wishing I could send a HUGE hug his way. Hopefully someday I'll be able to do just that once again.
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I am a single mom to four amazing kids; each of whom just happen to have been adopted. The first three were adopted through foster care, and we just completed an international adoption from Haiti. Our family has grown through adoption and I am all the more blessed to know each of my children. I worship a mighty God, teach Special Ed, love bargains, and am inspired by Pinterest... come along with us for the ride!
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What you should know about HIV
-HIV can NOT be spread through casual/household contact. HIV is not spread through hugging, kissing, shaking hands, sharing toys, sneezing, coughing, sharing food, sharing drinks, bathing, swimming or any other casual way. It has been proven that HIV and AIDS can only be spread through sexual contact, birth, breastfeeding and blood to blood contact (such as sharing needles).
- HIV is now considered a chronic but manageable disease. With treatment, people who are HIV+ can live indefinitely without developing AIDS and can live long and full lives.
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5 years ago
Orphan Crisis
• 147 million orphans in the world
• 50 million orphans in Africa
• Every 14 seconds a child is orphaned by AIDS
• 16,000,000 have been orphaned by AIDS
• Every week, AIDS claims as many lives as American fatalities in the Vietnam War
• 854 million people do not have enough to eat
• Malnutrition is associated with the deaths of 5 million children under the age of five
• Every 2 seconds an orphan dies from malnutrition
• 50 million orphans in Africa
• Every 14 seconds a child is orphaned by AIDS
• 16,000,000 have been orphaned by AIDS
• Every week, AIDS claims as many lives as American fatalities in the Vietnam War
• 854 million people do not have enough to eat
• Malnutrition is associated with the deaths of 5 million children under the age of five
• Every 2 seconds an orphan dies from malnutrition
Hence the title of my blog
Little Did I Know
Little did I know that the road would be so rocky
Little did I know that the trip would take so long
Little did I know that my heart could hurt so much
Little did I know that God is never wrong
Little did I know that love could be so powerful
Little did I know that a dream so far could go
Little did I know that God would place the right ones
Little did I know that my heart, so large, could grow
Little did I know that a dream has it’s own timing
Little did I know that this day would finally come
Little did I know that four souls would be sent to guide me
Little did I know that they would choose to call me mom
But God knew all along and He had a plan to follow
God knew all along that my dream would soon come true
God knew all along that we five should be together
God knew all along that I’d share it all with you
Little did I know that the road would be so rocky
Little did I know that the trip would take so long
Little did I know that my heart could hurt so much
Little did I know that God is never wrong
Little did I know that love could be so powerful
Little did I know that a dream so far could go
Little did I know that God would place the right ones
Little did I know that my heart, so large, could grow
Little did I know that a dream has it’s own timing
Little did I know that this day would finally come
Little did I know that four souls would be sent to guide me
Little did I know that they would choose to call me mom
But God knew all along and He had a plan to follow
God knew all along that my dream would soon come true
God knew all along that we five should be together
God knew all along that I’d share it all with you
4 comments:
Oh sweet Lisa! Congratulations on the hs approval! What an awesome day for you! And then to see God working it all out for Davids. This must be overwhelming at times. god knew what He was doing when He put Davids in your home for such a short time. You are so a jewel in Davids crown. Your hearts desires will be given to you by your ABBA. Again, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Celebrating with you and so excited to see you add to your family.
Hee hee. It's funny how our focus changes as it needs to. I need to scroll back and learn about your process!
I am happy for Davids and his new family! I hope the HK adoption goes well too.
So much happening in the world of adoption. As I have been reading your posts on Davids, I didn't realize that you were adopting too! So good to hear about another child coming home. I will pray for your funds and for you new one to come home soon!