Maybe you know by now that we were not matched to one of
the waiting children on the shared list the other night. Although Laura and I
are bummed about it, being matched on our first night of eligibility would have
been a miracle by many standards. Moving forward, we will trust in our God’s
perfect timing while we patiently wait for our son or daughter.
At these times, its always good to
reflect on His blessings for us.
Some updates in our family…
Our serious boy, Everett.
Everett has become quite
the ladies man and sports star (taking after his father of course). During his
first meet-and-greet with his preschool teacher, Ms. Cindy, he brought her a
picture he had drawn and the letter (O). Literally, Laura told me he pulled one
of the alphabet letters from the fridge and brought it to his teacher. What a
man! Even better, guess what letter they were learning about for their first week?
The letter (O)! He’s also attending a program called “Lil Sports” once a week,
and has already learned all about Baseball, Football, and Basketball. My heart
aches as a dad that I’m not there, but he does look like he’s having a blast.
Our silly girl, Nora.
Nora. What can we say about Nora. As she gets older she is
becoming quite a handful! She is learning to point to her ears, eyes, nose and
hair when prompted, and loves to swim in the pool with mommy & daddy. Nora
is quick to tell you “no no” when she doesn’t want to participate in an
activity, but always has a smile on her face and is definitely our silly
child.
John's new work truck. HOA is not too happy...
As we wait Laura has become quite the businesswoman, selling
some of our old trinkets on craigslist and an online consignment group here in
Viera, FL to help build up our adoption fund. While most of her sales are small,
we did just have a big one… The Mazda is sold! Goodbye little car, hello
company truck! I have been very fortunate over the past two weeks to be given a
company vehicle, which has allowed us to sell a car and put a big chunk towards
the adoption. The Mazda is
definitely not a Ferrari… but it was a zippy little thing for an ’05. I was most
shocked at the calls we got from our craigslist ad… No we do not want half the
asking price and some guns. No we do not want you to make payments for the next
six months. And no we do not want to trade it for a cow named Mayble who is
guaranteed to provide 2 gallons of milk a week... I made that last one up, but
some people are very persistent. She was a great car, but it was time for us to part ways.
Bye Bye Mazda...
We ended up selling it to a guy who flew down to Orlando
from New York, saw our ad, had his father drive him an hour out of the way to
our house and purchased it after some heated negotiation. Little did he know
that I married one of the best negotiators this side of the Mississippi River
(that would be Laura). And his plan is to drive it back to NY… Like I said,
some people are very persistent. One fact about this guy stirred our hearts
that God was at work in selling or car. He was fluent in Mandarin Chinese… He
had been to China many times and spent the better part of 20 minutes going over
some common names for big brother and mama.
Very cool.
A side note on something
that is not that cool. Last week Laura was handed a fake $10 bill when she sold
some trinkets. We didn’t realize it at the time, but later got a call from a
woman who Laura gave the $10 to as change. Apparently, McDonalds doesn’t accept fake cash… Mortified,
Laura is getting the woman another $10 to replace the fake and we are taking it
to the Viera police station. Now, I don’t think there is some secret
underground cash printing operation here in Viera, but it’s crazy to think how
many business and hands the $10 went through before being discovered.
Family pic at Jacksonville Beach with our friends the Herrins
All that said, we are so thankful God has put us in the
position to sell the Mazda and provide for us yet again. He is very good. We
hope to keep our persistence up as we wait and pray for our child. Please keep praying for us.
John
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