Where Oh Where Have We Been???

Been a while since our last post. We've been pretty busy between posts but nothing too exciting related to the adoption.

The first thing that happened was we lost my grandma, Velma Benton Schaper, known by most as Grandma Benny. At the age of 79 she had a heart attack and left this earth. I remember quite fondly in my younger years spending a week or two up there during the summer. In addition our family would head up to St. Louis 3-4 times a year to spend the weekend. I remember walking to the snow ball shack, her endless garage sales, the scary basement, and many other memories. All in all Grandma Benny had a good life. She did a lot and didn't have a long drawn out passing. We will miss her. We were in the process of planning a trip up there over Labor day weekend as it had been a long time since we had been up there or seen her. Lesson in that story is you never truly know when you'll have another day so do today what needs to be done!

We missed part 1 of parenting classes since we were in St. Louis for Grandma Benny's funeral. We did part 2 this last weekend. Sarah and I have read and researched the many issues that will face a transracial family in America. We didn't necessarily learn anything new in the classes but it affirmed our belief that racism still exists in America and we will now have to face it. Another thing we've thought about the past few months is we will forever be a mixed family now. There will be no turning back. We can truly say though that we are 100% confident this is a God led thing and those ALWAYS are the best. It's exciting to see what's in store for us.

A thought that is very difficult at times to deal with it our baby being out there right now. More than likely our child is already born. Many times we wonder is he/she cold, is he/she hungry, is he/she being loved, and many more that go through our head. We ask your prayers for our child as they are out there and hopefully in a few short months will be in our arms!

We are still #9. I'm starting to get impatient. I've been good so far but we're getting antsy. I broke down and emailed the agency and they confirmed we are #9 and said it was still a 3-6 month wait. We submitted May 5th so we are nearing our 3 months. Hopefully we'll be home by Christmas!

Thanks for all your prayers and checking up on us!

Adam