God has been gracious to us and has been with us through our journey of love and life. He has carried us through some of the most difficult times and has given us joy in the midst of sorrow. He has also been loving and given us abundant blessings. Most importantly, He has provided us with faith. May we share that faith with others.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame".
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Friday, May 31, 2019

May 2019

This has been a busy month.  May is always filled with end of the school year activities.  Some of the highlights of May included.. 
May 29th - Dave and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary.  
May 31st - we finally received our approval from the Koran Ministry.  It took 107 days.  We anticipated it would take 40 days, so you can imagine how relived we were when it finally happened.  Now, we hope to move onto the court phase soon.  We are told that could take up to 2 months.  We are praying the judge has mercy on us and speeds things along!

Liam had a project for school for Trumpet of the Swan.  He made a wooden swan. Grandpa Herman helped.




Lilly did a beautiful job at her Spring ballet recital!





Lilly had new tubes out in her ears.  She did a great job, even though she had to fast until 11am.



We took Liam to see Avengers Endgame


Sometimes Karate gets rough

Lilly is getting good at crafting!

The kids made a dragon garden.









Dave and I both got to attend Liam's downtown Fort Wayne field trip.  We saw Saint Paul's, the History center, the view from one the largest buildings in Fort Wayne, had a picnic lunch and toured the court house.  Our tour guide was Judge Pratt, who was the judge when we finalized Liam's adoption.















Liam had a field trip to the Hockemeyer family farm





We got a letter from our sponsor daughter Mitchell














Lilly won first place in Young Authors (again)


I was able to attend Lilly's field trip to the zoo.  Her best friend Jordynn was in our group








Last day of 3rd grade


First weekend in Grandma's pool










That stinker of a raccoon!


Family evening to the park




Impromptu photo shoot on the way home from church












Summer storms = hail



Liam and I took a trip to the zoo.  Lilly was still in school.