OUR PLANS MULTIPLIED: Thanksgiving

OUR PLANS MULTIPLIED

In the beginning, JD adamantly only wanted two children. I thought that four would be perfect. Once we caught God's vision of putting orphans into families, our plan was multiplied by God. We are currently blessed with 12 children; five biological, six adopted and one more waiting in Ethiopia. Our first adoption was from the U.S., the next three were from Liberia, West Africa, and our last two were from Ethiopia. We are supporting our 12th child in Ethiopia after her adoption could not pass court.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving

I am so thankful for friends that are like family, especially since we have spent the majority of our marriage not living near either of our families.

We are exceedingly blessed and feel it most when our home is full of talking and laughter.

Black Friday is an event at our house and this year was more strenuous than ever since many stores opened at midnight. JD and the four older kids headed out last night about 9:30 and got home at 3:00. The three girls and I headed back out at 4 a.m. for the early morning shift. We don't just do Christmas shopping - we usually wait for house hold items that we need every year also. Black Friday is the best time to buy everything from kitchen items to socks and underwear! It was really nice this year since it was exceptionally warm, however now that it is afternoon, JD and I are starting to feel the 2.5 and 3.5 hours of sleep we got.

Now I need to do a make up session at the Y tomorrow morning to make a dent in the good food I ate.