Art Giveaway

There is this precious website and blog I have found called Pitter Patter Art. She makes the cutest stuff and all of it benefits their adoptions. You can see the button on the right side of my blog.

So check them out and see their latest giveaway (one of her original art pieces). I love her artwork and can't wait to have one in my home one day!

Here is the entry about the giveaway:
http://pitterpatterart.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/one-month-waiting-giveaway/

War Eagle!

We are a split marriage when it comes to College Football. Brian got his championship and Heisman last year. Now it is my turn.

Watch this video...It is so great to be an Auburn Tiger!

Quick Update

I just happened to check our online banking this morning and I noticed a check that cleared. That would be the check that we sent with our forms to the government. They have our forms! What they are doing with it at this moment...I can only pray!

Thanks for checking in with us.

Our New Adventure!

Many of you know that Brian and I have been working on a domestic adoption. Well God has really laid Africa on our hearts. That being said in about a year or so we will be traveling to the country of Ug*nda to adopt and begin our family. We are already so in love with a country we have never been to. We are so excited for this new adventure and we can't wait to see where it takes us. Stay tuned. We will keep the blog updated as we know things. Eventually it will have to go private but we will let you know when that happens.


Can you find Ug*nda?
(Hint: East/Central)



We will spend most of our time in the capital city of K*mpala and when we go we will have to go for 4-6 weeks. We are so excited and we can't wait to see our family.

I sent off our I-600a form to US Citizenship and Immigration Services, along with our birth certificates, marriage license, and a check. That was the first time I was excited to write a check to the government.

Our agency predicts 12-15 months of wait time until we travel. Which puts us next fall and Brian will be in school. One parent is allowed to leave after about 2 weeks, but our prayer now is that our process would be fast and we could go in the summer. Only God could make that happen. If not my mom will probably come over to keep us company.

Thanks for following our story and I will try to be really good at keeping this blog up to date!

We're at it again!

Well after over 2 years of sitting on my behind I have had enough. I am just not going to be a slug anymore and I can not keep living in the what ifs. So Brian and I have decided to run for our precious Stella and for the A-T Children's Project once again.

We will both be running a half marathon at Disney World in January, so let the training begin.

If you desire to support us that would be awesome, we have to raise a combined $1200 to help find a cure for this! Please go to http://www.communityatcp.org/terrell.

Africa?

Yep, this is my new calling. Not really sure why or how, but I know it is going to be in my life. I would pack a bag and leave right now. I don't know where I got this passion from so I know it is from God. I pray for God to reveal what I am to do with it.

I love a continent I have never been to and know nothing about. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us.

Vestavia Dance

Wow, what a few days. I have been super busy all week. Beginning on Monday I was doing all the last minute details for the rehearsal and recital. It is mentally and physically taxing. There is so much I have to have prepared I don't think I could type everything that would give it credit. The main thing is we hold these events at the local high school, so I have to have everything completely prepared. I can't just run back to my office and get what I forgot.

The rehearsal is by far the worst. It is organized chaos for sure. Finding and moving 3, 4, 5, and 6 year olds is hard enough, now try doing it in the dark. The older kids are not nearly as hard to gather. We don't get to start until 4:30pm to give the high school time to clear the carpool out. So we are already destined for a late night. It ran smoothly, so the parents told me and we got out of there by about 10:45 Friday night. The best thing we ever did was hire me a helper for Friday night, so I can stay backstage and make sure everything is in the right order. So I get home about 11, and I am pooped and decided to go to bed and get up early and do some last minute details that morning. Well at about 2am I decided to quit fighting the sleep, so I got up and did the work I needed do, then headed back to bed about 3:30am and slept until about 5:30am. 2 hours of sleep to prepare me for the longest day of my work year.

Recital morning! I have to get to the high school early and prepare the lobby and the holding rooms for the children. I have to make sure the entrance is inviting and that there are all the signs I need to tell the parents where to take their children. I have to make sure the rooms have everything the workers might need to prepare them for the long day with LOTS of kids. And then I hide back stage or I get bombarded with questions and chit chat. I got things to do. Now lets get this show on the road. At 10am we began our 'Young' recital and it went very well. It lasted right over an hour, a perfect length for the young ones and their parents. We get a break until 1. During this time I have to transition the rooms and the lobby with new signs and information for the new group of kids. This is the long one. It started at 1 and ended about 4:45. But I can't think of a major problem so I guess that is a good thing.

All in all a good recital, just long and stressful. Then I went home sat on the couch for about 10 minutes then packed a bag and got in the car and rode to Mobile with mom to go to a visitation and funeral tonight and tomorrow. Now just how am I going to get home. Not too sure yet. If I don't get any offers before Wednesday I definitely have a ride back then.

Ok off to rest I think.
Liz

Pray for me

Ok, so I will update on everything after the recital is over. But pray for me Friday and Saturday. The Rehearsal is tomorrow and the Recital is Saturday. I have a lot to get done. All of a sudden I have a lot of emotions hitting and I just hope I can hold it together through all of this. I am so ready to relax next week!

Liz

Craziness

For those that don't know me, I help run a dance studio. It is getting to the end of our year so things are definitely getting crazy. Tomorrow we will have our Gymnastics Meet, where all of our gymnasts will come and show off all they have learned this year. We have it in our gym at the church where I work and it is alot of fun. The kids get medals, and you would think we were giving them a million dollars. I really think the parents pay $35 a month for them to get a $2 medal at the end. It is crazy how much emphasis the kids put in that. We also have the Ice Cream Lady come and the kids get to pick out something to eat. The kids love it and have a ball. I don't stress out too much about this one. I think this is because it is definitely not as big as what I get to do next weekend.

Next Friday we have our dress rehearsal. I actually dread this day more than the recital day. It is such chaos and there is really no way for it not to be. It will go on from about 4:30pm to 10:30pm. It is a long night. Then we get to get up Saturday morning and do it all over again. We have 2 shows. One at 10am for the young kids and then at 1pm for 2nd grade and up. Also a long day but seeing how everything comes together is quite rewarding.

At this point in my life I am trying to decide if all that stress is worth it. One day I am convinced that I need to quit, and then that same day or the next day I am convinced that I want to keep doing this. I work with such great people, even though some days I am ready to pinch their heads off.

Brian is crazy as well. He has kids that are preparing for AP tests. That is a big prayer request for him. Just that he would be given the knowledge to help them prepare for these tests. We don't see each other very much during this time of year, which is why we love love love the summer!

The only big thing on our list for the summer so far is a mission trip with our church to San Diego the end of July. We will be going to Harbor Church Mid City to help out with their Vacation Bible School and wherever else they need our service. We had our first meeting tonight with our group. I was so excited when we got an e-mail and I didn't know one person on the list very well. Both of us have really wanted to meet new people in our church outside of our community group. Other than this I am sure we will get to the beach at some point, at least we better, and then just enjoy spending time with each other.

Fertility Front: On Monday I get to have more blood drawn to check for some issues that may lead to a reason as to why I have had 2 early miscarriages. I would love to know how much blood has been taken from me in relation to my infertility. However, I am very curious to find out the results. We will have an appointment with Dr. A in a few weeks and hopefully he can give us a good plan to move forward with. Brian and I are also going to Resolve's Family Building Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday. I am really excited about all we will learn and get to report back to our local Resolve group. I know of 2 other couples going as well.

Have a great weekend and I will let you know how the Gym Meet and Family Building Conference goes.
Thanks for reading.
Liz

A Little Spring Cleaning

So I thought the blog needed a little updating and it definitely needed some help in the fashion department. Hopefully I am up to date and can move on to the important stuff. I am really hoping to start keeping this thing more up to date. I know I know I have said that numerous times. But I need a place to lay out all my hopes, dreams, disappointments, failures, and frustrations. So bare with us!

Liz