Still Waiting:)

I haven't posted in a while. First, because I'm one handed (injured my right wrist on Halloween and had surgery 3 weeks ago, been in a cast since then:) and second, because there hasn't been much to write about. Since the day we went on deck, there were NO infant referrals for about 7 weeks. God has tested our patience. I can honestly say I have been surprisingly patient through this whole process, but there were many times this last 2 months that I was just weary of the wait, there is a big difference between those two things:) All that said, things have started to move a little bit and we are number 4 now for infant girl. So, it could be next week, or we could still have to wait a few months. They are giving out March court dates right now, so it will be at least then before we go the first time, then probably April or May before we would bring them home. A lot longer wait than what we were thnking, but I truly feel a peace about the wait. God's timing is perfect, so how can I complain about it:) At least that's what I keep telling myself:) I think you can go to our network blog at http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/reaser_family_adoption and follow this blog through facebook if that's easier and you would like to:) Thank you guys for all your prayers and support through this whole process, you will never know how much it encourages me just by someone asking how it's going or inquiring how we are doing, we know we are not alone, so thank you again!! I'll hopefully be updating about our referral soon!!!!!

Let's Wait a Little Longer:)

As you all know, we went on deck two weeks ago and had to finalize our request. After much prayer and counsel, we both felt that instead of one OR two, we should wait for two:) Surprise:) For us also. For those of you who really know my personality, patience is not my strong suit. Who would have thought that the day we went #1 for infant boy, God would tell us to wait:) And that I would have such a peace about it:) Caitlin, our adoption coordinator, told us that if the wait got too long, we could always change it back to one, and we would be at the front of the list, so right now, we don't know FOR SURE if it will be two, we just know God is calling us to wait a bit longer. We could get a call any day, or it could be several months. They also emailed and asked if we would be willing to get two unrelated children. Our home study just HAPPENS to say we could accept two children (it's usually worded "two siblings") ages 0-4. So... we didn't have to change anything to change our request. We officially changed our request to two children, siblings or unrelated, 0-12 months and 0-4 years, with at least one girl. We'll have to get a new van now, we can't even hold that many. I'm still a little in shock, I always thought I'd have one child, now I'm so excited to think I could have SIX children, wow, it sounds like a lot when you type that, is that right?? :) Seriously though, we are so excited to think about God blessing us with two, just please pray my patience holds out. Even if we got a referral this week, it looks like our first court date wouldn't be until at least January, then it would be Feb or March before we would bring the children home. So exciting!!

We're On Deck!

We finally got our "on deck" email today!! This means we are suppose to finalize our request and get ready for a referral soon, usually in the next month! I'm so excited, it seems like I have been reading about everyone else going on deck for so long, it doesn't seem real:) Please pray for us as we finalize our request, one or two, boy or girl, ages, etc. Right now, we are requesting 0-12 month boy or girl, and IF their is a sibling/twin avail ages 0-3, we would adopt them also. We could choose to wait for two, or expand our ages. Please pray that God makes that clear to us!

NEW TSHIRT AND GROCERY BAG FUNDRAISER!!

We finally have our adoption tshirts and reusable grocery bag fundraiser up and running! We are taking preorders for our tshirts for the next 3 weeks, and we have the bags in stock, so we already have those. I'll attach pictures of the shirts and bag so you can see what they really look like. The adult t's are $20 each, you can get regular cut or the women's cut. The women's cut shirts run smaller, so order one size larger than you normally would, and I ordered the longer length also. The children's sizes run a little big and they are $15 each. The reuseable grocery bags are $5 each. The tshirts have the scripture on the back of each of them, the design on the front. The bags just have the design.

You can order directly from us, or go through paypal, by clicking the "donate" button on the right. If you order through paypal, please make sure you write regular cut, women's cut, or children's and the size in the message field, or how many bags you would like! After we turn the order in, it should be about 2 more weeks until we have the shirts.

Let me know if you guys have any questions. I'm so excited to finally get this underway!! Thank you guys so much for your support, we feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family to go through this journey with us!