Get ready, EllaGrace...here we come!

We're ready to start our "paper pregnancy"! Through the course of the past few months, our hearts have been moved to consider another country. I guess I should say that Billie's heart has made the jump, as mine was already there!

We have found a wonderful agency and will be applying in the beginning of June. This is a full 2 years before we thought we would be taking this step! The Lord has indeed worked this out for us. Billie and I are in total agreement that this is the time for our family.

The program we have chosen is Ethiopia. This country has been on my heart since the very beginning and Billie told me the other night that this was his first choice too!

So if you're wondering "why Ethiopia?"...it's a simple response that I read on another blog...we're going to Ethiopia because our daughter is there.

Today the girls and I were talking about African and Asian elephants and we were looking at the globe and pointing out the different countries and continents. I pointed out Ethiopia to the girls and asked them what they thought about their little sister coming from Africa. They were all smiles and asked when we would be going to get her! Since they have a very limited concept of time I didn't go into the long process that we are about to start. I just told them that I would let them know when the time came.

Thank you Lord for leading us in this direction! We are trusting Him for the funds to make this possible. We know that we are called to care for the orphans and we're believing that He will make that possible for us!

We will truly need your prayers in the coming months, for they are sure to be difficult on the patience level! (And I'm not the most patient person to begin with...especially when it's something that I really have my hear set on!)

Hang on, EllaGrace...we're coming as fast as we can! We love you!