Hard Work and Precious Conversation

This four year old sweetie never stops blessing my heart.

She wanted to help take the husks off the corn. So I explained

and showed her what to do.
She very seriously got to work.
Oops! Daddy get your hand out of the picture!
This precious girl was on a mission.
Chattering away as she was seriously working.

Several times she said,"Mommy I love you and I love helping you."

"Do you want to know why?" So I asked,"Why sweetie?"

She said,"It is because God put a lot of love in me."

This little girl just blesses my heart!

Jaden worked very hard even cleaning the stringy things off each cob.

When we stopped to have dinner she had done 34 ears of corn!!!

Down on the farm

Jaden enjoying the ride out to the u pick fields.

She loves hats and since I didn't bring one

for her I never did get mine back. : )

Three years ago today we received the long awaited phone call

we had a referral of a little Asian princess named Shu Qin.

We have been blessed beyond measure!

As soon as I can get the pics off of the old computer

I will post them. We LOVE you Jaden Faith!

You want MORE green beans?
Jaden had so much fun picking fresh vegetables.

She is an amazing little helper!
Is this big enough?

Treasured Video

We were sent this video of our precious

daughter a year ago. She is saying her

name Hong, Haoyun and that she wishes

to have a family.

Oh my sweet baby girl, you do have a family!!!

We are coming soon!

There is one who loves you even more.

Who heard your cries. He knows your

heart of sadness and desire for a home.

My prayer has been you would feel His

loving presence as He gathers you in

His loving arms and carries you close

to His heart.

When Love Takes You In

I know you've heard the stories

But they all sound too good to be true

You've heard about a place called home

But there doesn't seem to be one for you

So one more night you cry yourself to sleep

And drift off to a distant dream

Where love takes you in and everything

changes

A miracle starts with the beat of a heart

When love takes you home and says you

belong here

The loneliness ends and a new life begins

When love takes you in

And some where while your sleeping

Someone else is dreaming too

Counting down the days until

They hold you close and say I love you

And like rain that falls into the sea

In a moment what has been is lost in

What will be

When love takes you in everything changes

A miracle starts with the beat of a heart

And this love will never let you go

There is nothing that could ever cause

This love to lose its hold

When love takes you in everything changes

A miracle starts with a beat of a heart

When love takes you home and says you

Belong here the loneliness ends

And a new life begins when love takes you in

It takes you in for good

When love takes you in

Steven Curtis Chapman

More pics of Piper!!!

Another family had adopted from Piper's orphanage

and I discovered these pictures on her blog and she

blessed me with them.

She looks so precious in this picture.

For He will command His angels

concerning you, to guard you in

all your ways.

Psalm 91:11

We were told we should be leaving

the beginning of October!!!!!!!!
We will have two Gotcha Day Celebrations in October!

Jaden's was October 30, 2006!!!

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;

He rises to show you compassion.

For the Lord is a God of justice.

Blessed are all who wait for Him!
Isaiah 30:18