And We Have Lift Off!

So, we are officially working towards adoption through Crisis Pregnancy Outreach in Tulsa. They are a wonderful organization who are committed to serving women with needs. Adoption is just one of the services they provide. They also provide things like medical care, clothing, temporary housing, counseling, etc. They also do really need things like have mentoring for girls that come to them as well as baby showers for girls who decide to keep their baby.

We are excited to be a part of this organization and look forward to how God is going to use us to serve women. We hope that we can maintain a relationship with the birth mother and that the children we adopt can know the wonderful women who made the brave choice to give them life.

Please be praying for us because now comes the work! We have already contacted a Social Worker to start on our home study (which consists of alot of paperwork!) and are also going to start working on our Lifebook soon. A Lifebook is a book with pictures and narrative that tells our story...who we are, what we do, and why we want to adopt. This is what the birthmother will look at and use to pick us.

We know that the journey ahead is going to be wild, but we're ready to start down this road!

Our Humble Abode

Our bedroom. A little ghetto, but hey, what can you do?




Future Baby's Room. Not much yet to see yet except a big mess!

Abby's Room/Guest Room/Sewing Room!

Guest Bath...note the shower curtain that has gone everywhere with us!

Kitchen...it's so much space and I'm not used to that!

Dining room

Below: Dining room and living room.

Front porch

Front of the house. The tree was our first project and still needs a little love to get back in shape!

Finally pictures of our house! We still are missing a few curtains and some paint on the walls but that will come in time! Here's what we've done so far.

Love This House!

Here are some of the things we've enjoyed since moving in:
*A dishwasher that works.
*Room in the kitchen for more than one to cook.
*A larger table that seats more than four!
*Room to have a sewing table (for my new sewing machine)
*My family was here last night and everyone had somewhere comfortable to sleep!
*Two bathrooms!
*Lots of windows and natural light
*The fun of slowly and surely making it our home.
Pictures to come!

All Moved In!

We are all moved in and working on the finishing touches. It took us a couple of weeks to get the internet, so I have been so behind on emails and other business to attend to, but we're going to post some pictures of our new home soon! Blake has been working and I started baby-sitting for a family last week. It's a great chance to make a little extra money and spend some time with some pretty fun kiddos! We'll try to get some curtains up today and maybe get some pictures up soon!