The new house is moving right along....

EAST SIDE:

FRONT:

LOCATION PERSPECTIVE:

THREE CAR GARAGE:
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GREAT ROOM GOING INTO THE KITCHEN:

BONUS ROOM (106" PROJECTION SCREEN GOING ON FAR WALL):

FROM OTHER END OF BONUS ROOM:

GREAT ROOM:

FROM THE BACK:

COVERED BACK PORCH:

BASEMENT LEADING INTO TORNADO SHELTER:

THE FAMILY COMPOUND:

Internal Medicine Group

 

Adoption

This explains adoption in a way that I have never been able to articulate.

sweet dreams

I just woke up from having the sweetest dream about Matthew. We were sitting in church and he was in my lap facing me with his head resting on my chest. I don't know if he was asleep or not but his sweet little body was totally relaxed while I rubbed his back. I felt so close to him. I took in the feeling of his heaviness on my lap... feeling so grounded and solid in this decision we have made. I felt like a mother, his mother. I felt love for him and felt his love for me. It calmed us both... like we were being embraced by God's tenderness. We were both being so still... confident in the plan He had to knit our hearts together so intimately. We were living it out. THIS was the power of God moving mountains, warming hearts, restoring brokenness, giving an orphan a family, molding a mother, welcoming a child and being mighty on His throne.

The Golden Rule

Thomas instructing Catherine: "One and two Heathers; what do you have; one and two unto you."

We are expecting.....

This little sweet face is Thomas & Catherine's younger brother. His name will be Matthew (MaoXiu) and we are adopting him from the Hubei province in China. He is only 15-months-old and we should have him home with us by the time he is two.

We found his little face and profile on a "special needs" waiting list for China adoptions in early October 2010. He is missing his left hand due to amniotic band syndrome.

He has been living with a foster family in China since he was a week old and we covet your prayer for God to prepare his little heart- and ours- for the major transition in our lives.












God places the lonely in families... Psalm 68:6

Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. Galatians 6:10

For He will rescue the poor who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. He will have pity on the poor and helpless and save the lives of the poor. He will redeem them from oppression and violence for their lives are precious in His sight. Psalm 72:12

Sarah E. Rose Photography October 2010

Photos by Sara E. Rose Photography

Lucky Ladd Farms

Thomas and Catherine's preschool took a field trip to Lucky Ladd Farms. What an amazing place! We especially enjoyed the big slide and the corn box.