A Big Day...January 14th

As many of you know, we have been trying to adopt again for some time. The daughter, Amber, that we had before Lily has been in foster care since her birth mother decided to change her adoption plan. This was almost two years ago. Since then, we learned that Amber was going up for adoption again. We put in a petition to adopt, and have been attending court hearings since July 2009. So far, no "real" progress has been made due to the fact that Amber's birth mother's parental rights have not been terminated yet. They were set to be terminated in September, but the courts moved it to January 14th. Please pray that this trial would take place so that Amber's adoption can move forward. She will be adopted, either by us or her current foster mom, the judge will decide.

As many of you don't know, my parents are in a very similar situation. A few months ago, you may remember that my uncle (who is my age) died. He left behind 4 young boys aged 21 months-7 years. My parents would like to adopt them, and their court date is also January 14th. Please pray for them as they present their requests to the judge. Pray also for all their requests to be granted. Pray also for the Lord to provide for them as they may even get the boys January 16th. I may be posting a list of things they need if they get the boys then.

To sum up....our family may never be the same after January 14th! Please pray for smooth transitions & safe travels for both of us!