The Birthmother

April 6, 2008

Today I have been thinking about Kati's birthmother and wondering if she is pregnant or had Kati and the pain she must be in!!It is so strange that our lives will be so intertwined and we will probably never meet.My heart goes out to her as she is in the middle of probably the darkest time of her life.I have only the greatest love and respect for her and the gift she is giving!!I will pray for her for the rest of my life that God protects her heart and leads her to Him if she does not know him now!I also pray that he restores all that she has lost and heals her pain . I wish I could thank her and promise to love our daughter to her face but I pray God will give her a peace that passes all understanding!Thank you for choosing life! We will tell Kati of your great love and sacrifice and she will be taught respect for the gift of life!Our whole family loves you, birthmom and you will always hold a special place in our hearts .edit

Kati April 5, 2008 We decided to name our daughter Kati.We let our boys name her. They named her Katherine Grace and our baby boy Gray has decided he will call her Kitty Kat and we love it.Orginally we were going to spell the name Katy.Our friend Kristin suggested spelling it Kati and we agreed!!!We can not wait to meet Kati and bring her home!!edit

We are starting!!

April 4, 2008

Our journey to find Kati has begun!!
Scott heard the call to adopt a girl internationally over 2 months ago and we are in the middle of our home study!!!God convinced me this was truly his plan for us but part of me is so scared to get excited about this because this has the potential to really hurt me!!!I know I can trust God !!He has prepared us for this time for over a year and we are ready!!Our 3 boys are excited and ready to get their baby sister home.Russia is where we are headed
we have no idea when we will travel!!!We have requested a girl age 8-18 months.We really have faith that she was planned since the creation of the world and has a purpose that God is letting us be a part of!!!!!I am so thankful we are surrounded by family and friends that are supportive and excited for us!!! God has truly been too good to us!!!!!!!!!!I sense that we have no idea what is in store for us and that truly is the kind of life I want to live.