Meet Grace!

Remember our good friends adopting from China?

They received their match! Woo-Hoo! And WAY earlier than expected! Meet Grace!

She is so stinking cute!

Being able to bring Grace home earlier than expected is fabulous news for their little one, but not fabulous news for their bank accounts! :-)

Let's help bring her home! Little Grace is waiting in Henan Province in China. International adoptions cost about $25,000. We consider it a ransom for a precious life. To raise some of the funds, our friends are hosting a puzzle fundraiser. And for just a $2 contribution, you can earn a chance at a $200 gift card to the store of your choice!

To learn more about Grace's story and how you can help, PLEASE visit our friends' blog at http://www.bygracewearesix.blogspot.com/

Can I just say how excited we are that our own precious M will have so many friends in her church that are adopted? Lots of families are looking like ours these days...black faces, white faces, Asian faces, Latvian faces....a little picture of heaven....LOVE IT!

Theological Ponderings among the Littles

While getting ready for the day, I found Miss M singing, "I'm giving Jesus my toothbrush, my toothbrush, my toothbrush. I'm giving Jesus my toothbrush today!"

Not sure I heard correctly, I asked Miss M to clarify.

"I'm giving God my toothbrush."

"Um....why?"

"Because he have a boy. His name is Jesus. And every boy needs a toothbrush."

Not quite sure how she's transporting the cleaning device. In fact, I think she's a bit stymied by that herself! She then asked WHERE Jesus brushed his teeth and before I could answer, she proudly informed me that she already knew where he showered. In waterfalls, of course. Because God is BIG!

Getting Down with the Hoe Down!

Today was our annual pilgrimage to VT to visit my aunt and uncle and attend their beautiful Hoe Down party. The theme was pretty obvious...Wild, Wild West!


The kids were completely into it. Even our 13 year old dressed in plaid. I learned a lesson today...if you want a family picture, better do it BEFORE arriving somewhere. Especially when there are other preteens present and your son is GONE before you close your van door. Your chance is already shot. :-)

G spent the ENTIRE time eating. I'm not even kidding. Ribs. Chicken. Biscuits. Applesauce. Crackers. Dessert. And to top it all off...ginger ale, which mom never allows!

J spent the entire time dancing and then in once last desperate search for food, filled a to go bag with biscuits that lasted him half of the ride home. He was dishing out grub like our van was a chuck wagon!

Miss M danced her heart out, stopping only to eat a very chocolaty chip cookie.

And N? Dancing with the ladies. Are WE in trouble...