For those of you reading this blog who aren't very familiar with our family, here's the scoop. We have the perfect life. We are rich in the only way that matters: we have each other. My husband is the best of the best. He's honest, loyal, dedicated...and loud! And, I'm a little loud too. We've been married 15 years and blessed with 5 healthy, happy, sometimes naughty children who bring us joy. I primarily stay home with the hooligans....so I guess you could say most of their flaws, are mine. We work hard, play hard, laugh and cry, and recognize that our lives have been hugely blessed by our Father in Heaven. Adding Claire to the mix is not something we decided on lightly. But anyone who knows our loving Father in Heaven knows that sometimes His plan for us is way different than our plan. So, another day, another post, I'll share the full story of how we came to find ourselves here...all of a sudden thinking our brood of 5 was not enough, and that somewhere, all the way around the world, a very integral piece of our crazy pie is missing!
I know alot of people think we're nutso for wanting to adopt. And, I'm not going to lie, we are. But we've been that way for WAY longer than the time in which we decided to add sweet Claire to our family. And, we decided a long time ago that chaos was just a given. Sure, I'd kill for a few quiet days, locked into a padded room with a constant supply of diet Coke and books. Instead, I'm blessed with a life full of noise, laundry and laughter. We travel in a pack, and we draw attention sometimes. So, at this point it doesn't really matter how many kids we have: chaos is chaos.
We started this journey completely unprepared. We weren't looking to adopt, but after seeing this angel we lost a piece of our hearts. Until she's home, running wildly through the house with the rest of our monkies...something is missing.
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