This is Erik and I's second year as a married couple. It has been so fun experiencing the transition from dating, to newly married, to now into more of a 'stride' as members of the married over a year club. :)
It is especially fun during the holiday season - getting to spend time with both of our wonderful families! But it has gotten me wondering. What will the transition be like when we throw children to the mix? Erik and I are (and have been) seriously talking about adding to our family whether it be through adoption or natural means. But it is just interesting to think...what will our lives be like? What will our Christmases be like? How many more years do we have before we get to start buying little toy cars and pretty pink dolls? It is strange to think our family dynamic could change so quickly.
Either way, we are keeping our family plans in deep prayer. Praying for the many children without homes and the families still waiting on them.
Merry Christmas. :)
12.25.2010
12.19.2010
Us
This is a first blog for me. Publicly, anyhow. I don't suppose I am writing it for any particular purpose other than to put into words the complete joy I feel about the wide open future that Erik and I have.
So here we are. Waiting for God to reveal the perfect child -- our child. Although I know that we cannot even begin the process for another year, we would like to spend as much time as possible researching, learning, and advocating for other families (and children!) who are embarking on the same adventure that we ourselves will be undertaking in the years to come.
All in all, I want to be connected. I don't ever, even for a day want to forget about the children of the world without homes. Little boys and little girls that don't have a mommy or daddy to love them. I don't want to be complacent.
So here we are. Waiting for God to reveal the perfect child -- our child. Although I know that we cannot even begin the process for another year, we would like to spend as much time as possible researching, learning, and advocating for other families (and children!) who are embarking on the same adventure that we ourselves will be undertaking in the years to come.
All in all, I want to be connected. I don't ever, even for a day want to forget about the children of the world without homes. Little boys and little girls that don't have a mommy or daddy to love them. I don't want to be complacent.
12.18.2010
I Sing Noel
My husband shared a song with me today.
Knowing him, my beloved - the lover of Christmas and all things wintery and cold - and it being late December, I of course automatically assumed it would be a charming song about the wonders of the season and snow or something of that nature. But when the music started, he looked into my eyes and said with genuine sincerity and conviction, "It reminds me of adoption."
As I listened to the lyrics, it broke my heart in such a lovely way. He started talking about what the words meant to him and saw a tear stream down his face. My big strong husband, so broken at the plight that orphans face not only at Christmas, but every day.
We have been talking about adoption seriously for over a year, but I think today I realized for the first time that although he isn't as vocal about our plans, that doesn't mean he isn't as passionate about coming to the aid of these precious children.
So here we are. Waiting for God to reveal his plans for us to find our children. Wherever they are. :)
This is the story of our family in the making.
Oh. And if you get a chance, listen to "I Sing Noel" by Bing Crosby. We hope that some day soon there will be at least one less lonely child on Christmas. :)
Knowing him, my beloved - the lover of Christmas and all things wintery and cold - and it being late December, I of course automatically assumed it would be a charming song about the wonders of the season and snow or something of that nature. But when the music started, he looked into my eyes and said with genuine sincerity and conviction, "It reminds me of adoption."
As I listened to the lyrics, it broke my heart in such a lovely way. He started talking about what the words meant to him and saw a tear stream down his face. My big strong husband, so broken at the plight that orphans face not only at Christmas, but every day.
We have been talking about adoption seriously for over a year, but I think today I realized for the first time that although he isn't as vocal about our plans, that doesn't mean he isn't as passionate about coming to the aid of these precious children.
So here we are. Waiting for God to reveal his plans for us to find our children. Wherever they are. :)
This is the story of our family in the making.
Oh. And if you get a chance, listen to "I Sing Noel" by Bing Crosby. We hope that some day soon there will be at least one less lonely child on Christmas. :)
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