I have been so bad about posting on our blog. We've had so much going on and have been incredibly busy. Between the beach and visits from family, our summer has been full but fun.
It's always so great to have daddy home, and both Ella and I have enjoyed spending more time with him. Daddy and Ella have been able to go to the zoo together and enjoy time at the pool, also. Since mama doesn't get a summer break anymore (a
little sadness, but I love my job and wouldn't trade it), it's been nice to have daddy take over the morning duties of getting Ella to school. I am on a summer schedule that has allowed me to leave work each day at 2:30, so that has given us lots of family time at the end of the day. All in all, this has been a great summer, and we'll all be sad to see it come to an end.
**BREAKING NEWS**
For those of you who don't already know, we are adopting again, but this time from Ethiopia. We are adopting a boy, and we've requested 0-6 months...I know, I know, lots of sleepless nights, but we are super excited. Our paperwork was sent to ET in May, and the current wait time is 6-10 months. Since Ethiopia has a rainy season from August to October, we probably won't receive a referral until after they reopen. We are thinking that we may have a picture of him (oh, it's so fun to type that) in October and then travel in December. Of course, God's timeline is always perfect, and we have faith in that. It's easy to fret and to worry about your child when you have absolutely no control over what's happening in his itty bitty life, especially when he's so far away. I saw this verse last week, and I've been clinging to it ever since: "Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of the things you cannot see." Hebrews 11:1 Please pray for us and with us as we wait for our little guy. We'll keep you posted.
