Catch up!

Wow!  It has been such a busy holiday season, so forgive me for not keeping up with the blog more!  Let me throw a few updates at you and catch up!

I worked my first Christmas in a retail position, and while it was super fun (really, it was!), it was SUPER busy!!!  I am very glad for the experience, but I am also glad it is over.  I've never wrapped so many gifts so quickly in my entire life!  I am thankful for the extra hours I was able to work each weekend as that put a little more into our adoption fund.   This next month I am looking forward to resuming teaching horseback riding lessons on the weekends and just being on the farm.

We had the opportunity to take on two horses as boarders at the farm.  They're both polite guys.  Shine can't wait until we put them in the pasture with her (see pictures)!  It is nice to "put the farm to work" for us, so to speak and any extra income this generates will go towards the adoption as well.

We are still completing the different steps that lead to a home study.  It is our hope that we can have it all done before the end of the month.  We so appreciate all of those who have asked about our progress.  We NEVER tire of answering your questions and are always happy to do so.  It warms our hearts to think that so many are interested and want to be part of this journey.

I hope your holidays were merry and bright.  We are so thankful for this season to celebrate God and His son and all He has blessed us with this year.  We are anxiously looking forward to 2013 and even 2014 as we know they contain not only pictures and information about two very special little girls, but the day we will get to meet them as well.