If Home Is Where Your Heart Is. . . .

We went to Arizona to a beautiful wedding yesterday! It was a KCO couple and we did a little road trip down and back! This is the bride and all of her SIBLINGS!!! Her mom is an AMAZING woman and has adopted all but the four older girls. What a wonderful family!!!

Well, staff is here and KCO alumni are here and the Braner kids went to their first Durango birthday party! One of the kids at the party told her mom, "the new kids are nice," so I guess there may be hope for us! No news to report on adoption. . .tomorrow is Monday. . .maybe something then.

Twelve years ago today! I can't believe it! It has been a great 12 years, but this year has been the best! I think going through all of this change has been so great for us! Being able to dream together has been wonderful! And then being able to put those dreams into action has been so exciting! I married my best friend and he has been a super best best friend since the move! I am so blessed in my marriage and I do know what a treat that is! I love my husband!

Well, we still have no news from Rwanda. . .actually I do have news from Rwanda. I have news of no news. My papers still are not at the orphanage. Very frustrating. I've had my letter of approval for two full months and the orphanage has yet to see it. I realize that we kept it from them for one month, but this last month. . .it is hard to sit and do nothing over here while my papers sit and do nothing over there. I want so badly to get on an airplane and take the papers to the orphanage myself. I have a few hunches as to why my papers are in a holding pattern and I need to be praying about those. I know that ultimately, God is using this holding pattern to bring the right child to our family. I know that. But that fact doesn't make the holding pattern any less frustrating. So, there is my news of no news for today. Maybe tomorrow I'll have something better.

We are putting an offer on a house today! That is really fun and exciting! I love the house! It is just perfect! It is MUCH smaller than our last one and I am thrilled for that! The people who built it thought of everything and put so much time and thought and care into it. I am so excited! I cannot wait to move in! I also cannot wait for my old furniture to sell on Craig's List so that I can get new stuff! I found this great furniture store in Durango. It is called "Oohs and Aahs" and it has some great stuff! I promise to post the second I hear about the visit with the nuns!

A little boy FROM RWANDA just performed on American Idol! Oh my goodness!!!!! He was ADORABLE and he did a SUPER job!!! So fun! What a small world!!! ******************* And Jordin was SMOKIN' HOT tonight! Wow!