OVERWHELMED!!!

There aren't very many times that I just feel OVERWHELMED, but I must say the past several days, there is no other word to describe how I feel! We have so much going on...of course, when I say that, people respond with "of course, you do...you have 5 kids!" Yes, I know how many children I have! It's not the number of children that I have that is overwhelming, it is all the ups and downs of our adoption with Emmy, the situation with the boys, which always seems that there is no end in sight, right when I can see the silver lining in their case, something pops up to could that view!!! We have a lot going on with Faithful Adoption Consultants right now, all good things, but busy, busy!!

So, the reason I decided to blog was to ask for specific prayers:

Here they are:

Emmy: The ICPC office has given us a deadline of April 23rd to have everything in, UMMM....impossible...our fingerprints are set to come back until June, we couldn't get an appointment for a physical for our ICPC papers until May! So, pray that the people who look over our paperwork are understanding and compassionate!! Pray that the fingerprints come back SUPER, DUPER FAST! That would be incredible!! Pray that in the end all goes smoothly and we can finalize VERY, VERY SOON!!! I know that every adoption experience is different, but this one has been very hard. I know God is allowing me to experience these things to build my professional knowledge as well as help me relate to clients that might go through very similar circumstances!! Pray that GOD would be glorified through this adoption, through everything, every last OVERWHELMING STEP!!! He is so good, and HE IS SO FAITHFUL....we are so thankful for this precious gift that He gave us. Emmy has quite a story!! I know HE must have BIG plans for this precious little girl!!

M and C: Our boys are healing great after their surgery 2 weeks ago! Thank you for your prayers. This Thursday, we have yet another hearing. This is the MOST important hearing YET!!! PLEASE BE IN PRAYER THURSDAY MORNING, THIS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE BOYS WILL BECOME ADOPTABLE. Please pray for Emory and I as we prepare ourselves for what God has in store for our family as well as for M and C. We are aware that God's will may not be the same thing we are requesting. We know His will is perfect, and we hope that His will is for the boys to be permanently ours! Pray for us as we find out what God's plans are, pray for our children, especially for M and C! Pray for their BM...should the news go in our favor, it will devestate her. Loving your children and caring for them properly are 2 very different things, I know she loves them, and I know this will break her heart. Pray that should the Lord choose to allow us to keep the kids, that this would be a defining moment in this young mothers life, that she would make necessary changes in her life, pray that the Lord would reveal HIMSELF to her like never before!! Thank you for your constant prayers and emails! I appreciate them so much!!!

Lastly- Pray for our family. Pray for our business, pray for decisions that are coming up that involve both. Please pray that the Lord would just place a hedge of protection around our family, pray that we can stay healthy, and that the Lord would give us strength as we complete Emmy's adoption, and obviously go to court to hear about the boys future!!