Sandi took some photos by the Arboretum.

Getting a ribbin' at Tony Roma's.

Mom and Dad on our way back from snorkeling.

Momma's ready for some snorkeling!

Bac Hai, Daddy, and me

Bac Hai (and Dad) enjoy a bit of golf...

Caleb - Jan 06 to Sept 06

October blues...

October begins...It is obvious that things on the adoption front are slowing down. We haven't seen any referrals to families on the list ahead of us recently, and we haven't been asked to do our dossier, so we know we are at least 6 months from a referral.

We have always hoped that we would get a photo of our baby for Christmas, but now, we are thinking that is very unlikely. We had only anticipated being on the waiting list for about 4 months...now it seems like it could easily be a year.

Mike and I struggle with whether or not we are making the right decision. Should we pursue growing our family with "homemade" kids and adopt later? Are we really willing to put our lives on hold for over a year waiting? Should we try to get pregnant and see which baby shows up first? But most importantly, we are asking, "What does God want us to do? How is He leading us?"

We both come to unanimous agreement. We will wait until Christmas. We will not make any "course corrections" until then. We really have no idea what we would do after Christmas, but we both have a peace that we just need to be patient for three months. We trust that God would give us the wisdom at that point what we should do.

Thy Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path...Faith is one step at at time.