Waiting

I haven't posted in a while. Basically because there was no news on the region our Ethiopian kids are from yet. We were told on June 22nd there was going to be training and the region would then open back up after that. I guess I held my breath and prayed we would hear it opened on the 23rd. Well we haven't heard anything yet. We are waiting to see now. I am praying that somehow we will make the cutoff for the court date before the closing of the summer court. In Ethiopia the courts close from August till first of Oct. If we do not get a court date( which now will take a miracle) then our court day will be after Oct and we might not get the kids until early next year. I remind myself that God's timing is perfect but I still want them home terribly.

Sometimes this journey feels surreal. I browse all of the adoption blogs praying and hoping that there is an update out there and maybe my agency just forgot to tell us about it.

Please pray for us to have the peace we need. I know the kids feel it too. They ask why we have to wait and why we can't just go get them. In their minds they know they don't have a Mom and Dad so why make them wait when we want them to be a part of our family. They are so innocent and pure of heart. It's hard to explain why we just can't go get them. Especially when I feel the same way they do. We are so ready to love these kids and make them part of our family.

Fundraiser

We have started a new fundraiser. It's Just Love Coffee. For every purchase you make online we get a percentage of the proceeds. It's just another way you can help support our adoption and get something in return.

So check it out and see if anything looks good.

http://www.justlovecoffee.com/TheKirklands

Thanks-

Updates

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. We have been busy at the house. You are probably wondering where we stand now with our adoption. Well, last week our agency sent out an email stating that on June 22 nd there would be regional training and after that training is completed adoptions should proceed out of the Oromia region of Ethiopia our kids are from.

This is a huge step if all goes well. The region has been closed to adoption since Sept 09. So we pray and hold our breath waiting to hear about our kids. Good news is 8 children who were paper ready had been moved to the foster care houses in Addis last week from this region. Also huge news. We are still looking at a pretty long wait for a court date but at least it's a step forward.

This week has been pretty good. My birthday was Tuesday. The kids and Hubby took me out to dinner. And I finally got my freezer. I know who would be excited for a freezer. I would. I;m very practical about my gifts and this is one I've been wanting and needing for a long time. We're gonna need a freezer to store all the food these new kids are going to eat:)

I can't wait to fill it will all kinds of food.

The kids are on summer vacation now. Can someone say calgon. No they really haven't been that bad. Just want to be fed. Crazy hun they gotta eat;)