Day 3

I'm having such a great time sharing and reading what others are so thankful for! So check out Garden of Learning for other's Gratitude Challenge Posts.

Today is a double Gratitude, but I couldn't have 1 with out the other. So today I'm thankful for being a Mom to my girls, and this wouldn't be possible without adoption, so as well, I'm thankful for the gift of adoption. It's never been a secret that my greatest desire in life was to be Mom. Medically/ Physically this was not possible for me to bear children from my womb, but instead God had a greater plan, and that was to make me a Mom via the most beautiful gift of adoption!

Many don't understand the adoption world, but even with every difficult and hard issue to get through, you are rewarded with the greatest gift, a beautiful child! A child that you can't imagine not having in your life! And I am telling you, I couldn't love my girls more if I had birthed them myself! They are so much me! They are just like me and even physically look like me! I love them unconditionally and they love me unconditionally! I can't imagine life without them! Not one of them. I love the silly things they do or say, the faith they have! I love how their sweet hugs and kisses my all my troubles fly away! They are perfectly perfect for us and I wouldn't have them any other way!

It wasn't an easy road, the yes no or maybe so, was hard in the waiting for the private adoption world..... Then the 2nd adoption was long and drawn out, as it was foster to adopt. And now baby 3 is dragging along in the state foster system as well! But with every headache, every heart ache, every tension headache (over the system), I have to remind myself, that not only am I blessed, by adoption and growing my family with my children, that I wouldn't have it any other way! And even though many say, to us, why do you keep doing it. Because for one our kids aren't perfect in their eyes, and that we in a way enable the bio mom. About enabling the bio mom, well I say, we are blessing the girls and keeping the sisters together! And they are our greatest blessing!!! And if that is how God wants to grow our family, then so be it! And when I hear you know your girls could have so many issues coming for a line like that, well that's true, and we have seen some things, but guess what.... God is BIGGER! And He will deliver the girls to victory! It is our job to care, love, and protect them, while teaching them the ways of Christ! It's a work in progress, but one I'm so very thankful for!

Lil E is the sweet oldest! Very shy and reserved! But not to be fooled, because she full of the wittiest sayings and can be so outgoing! (alot like me) She is very sensitive, just like me! We both get our feelings hurt so easy. But always full of life, a real thrill seeker! She loves nothing more than working on the race car with daddy and playing tag, or even thrill rides. But she also loves to cuddle up with Mom and watch a movie and play with her cat! She loves her baby dolls and pet toys. (little pet shop, zhu zhu, and fur reals). She loves horses and cooking and crafts! She is a wonderful artist! She is very smart! She loves Jesus and is very faithful and so intune to see and hear from our Lord. She loves to go and do stuff! She loves to be out and about!

Lil K is so full of being a silly clown! She is funny and always witty and a lot sassy! Or should I say confident in what she is saying and sharing in a very comical way! She is the people person and never meets a stranger! She loves music and can sing so many songs! She can hear the first couple of notes and tell you what song it is! She loves to play in the mud! Digging in the dirt is a favorite of hers! Yet, she can be such a girly girl! She loves to be home and doing things as a family. She would rather be home than out and about, unless it's going to Church. She is a sweet sweet soul! She is a little lover! But has a very head strong stubborn side! She is wild and crazy, wants it her way or no way.

Lil B I just can't wait to share all about the newest bundle of joy! But until I can know her, I can't share it! But I can tell you I can't wait to get my arms on that precious baby girl! Neither can her daddy and sisters!! And we are trusting God to bring her home, much sooner than expected.

So today, I'm so very thankful for not only my beautiful perfect in my eyes girls, but also for the most honored blessing in my Earthly life, adoption. We so see adoption as a high honor, by God, because he choice for Joseph to adopt Jesus, and if it was good enough for his son, then it's by far more than good enough for our family!!!

Hugs and Blessings,