Meet our Children!

I am not sure where everyone is as far as their understanding of where we are or what we are doing. I will try to summarize here for all to read.

In August 2005, I came home from work stating that I was ready to pursue adoption. This was something that Janine and I had long talked about, but something that she was being patient about, waiting for my "go-ahead" to initiate the pursuit of our children. Immediately she jumped at the opportunity and we began our journey of finding our children.

We talked about how we would go about the process, and both of us felt the tug of God to adopt outside of the United States, with a particular fondness for the Spanish speaking nations. After investigating our options, it seemed quite clear to us that Colombia was where God wanted us, and where our children were. So the long process of paperwork, classes, and waiting began.

After much waiting, some frustration with time, and a lot of work (Janine, being very focused and very organized deserves all the credit), we finally were approved in November and received our referral shortly before Christmas. Lo and behold, God saw it fit to provide us with three children: twin boys (2 yrs. 3 mths.) and an eight year old girl! How excited we are! To be honest, the excitement comes in waves, and hits us at different times and in different ways, but make no mistake, we are both ecstatic about our children!

So on January 27 we will be leaving SLC for Bogota, Colombia, and then on to Bucaramanga to pick up Shirley Johana, Andres Leonardo, and Juan David...our children. We will most likely be in Colombia for four weeks, a time in which we will spend with the children, building our relationships, bonding, and having what promises to be the time of our lives. They are beautiful children, and I am very excited, nervous, happy, joyous, scared, overwhelmed, and filled with a love inside me that is overflowing.

It is a beautiful thing, to be able to be a part of this, and I want this to be part of the way in which I share it with you all. We will be needing your prayers as we adjust to being new parents of three children, and we hope that you know that your friendships and love are things that are immeasurable in our lives.

Thank you all, and may God bless you.