Two weeks

We have 2 weeks until our court date! It seems so close yet so far away. Please continue to pray for our journey.

Congrats to http://birdiesandbabies.blogspot.com/ and to http://5byfaith.blogspot.com/ They both passed court.

Please keep http://myfamilymyjourney.blogspot.com/ in your prayers as they have a new court date next Wednesday.

How soon you forget

I was looking at old pictures and videos of the kids and I needed to share this one. Collette used to love singing to Dakota when he was little. It seems like yesterday that these to were this big. Time really does fly.

Fundraiser/ Appreciation Dinner May 7th

We are having a fundraiser/appreciation dinner on Friday, May 7th 6PM-9PM at NW Church of Christ. We are raising money to help with our travel costs. We will have an open donation bucket, live auction, and great food. Please come and enjoy a great night with us.

If you aren't able to come, but would still like to donate, please send to the address below. All donations made to NW Church of Christ are tax deductible. Put "Carter Adoption" on the memo line.
NW Church of Christ
4301 NW 23rd
OKC, OK 73107

You can also donate by going to our online fundraiser store:

http://www.justlovecoffee.com/ElliottCarter

Court Date

We have an official court date!!! It's May 13th!!! Please pray for us to pass court this day!

Stressed? Me?

For the past couple of weeks I have had an irritating pain on the right side of my mouth. This last week it has really started to bother. Then last night at work, it was just unbearable. So, I decided it was finally time to call the dentist and see what was going on. The conclussion is that I don't have a cavity, but I have been grinding my teeth and clenching my jaw. My denist, who we've known forever, just laughed and said "I'm shocked your stressed, with the adoption going on." I knew I was stressed, but I didn't realize how bad it had gotten.
Now, I am doing what I can to destress and enjoy my life. Man, it's hard.
Here are 2 of the things that I am going to be focusing on to destress:



And of course on Baby H! But I can't post his cute little face.

Paperwork in- check!

Just found out that our paperwork has been submitted to the Ethiopian courts!!! We are so excited. This means we only have to make one trip. Hopefully, we will have a court date within the next week or two! God is so good. I'm glad he's the one in control and not me. Please continue to pray for Baby H, our court date, and peace through the rest of this process.

Where are you?

So, for the past week I have been anxiously waiting for news about our paperwork being submitted or about a court date. The funny thing is, I thought that once we had a referral I would be able to wait patiently for a court date. Now, that thought makes me laugh. It is so much harder waiting for a court date then waiting for a referral. I have all of precious Baby H's pictures and even video, yet my arms ache for him.
I am posting this to say, please pray that we get a court date soon. All I can do is hand this process over to God and wait. I know he is in control and he has our best interest at heart.
If you know me at all, you know that letting go of control is near impossible for me. I am a "Control Freak", to say the least.

Travel Funds

Hey everyone! As most of you know we might have to make an extra trip to Ethiopia to pick up Elliott. We have opened an online store to fundraise money to offset the expense of the trip. Please go check out this page and order some yummy, free trade coffee. We recieve $5 for every bag that is purchased. This would be a great help to us! Here is the link: http://www.justlovecoffee.com/affiliate.aspx?Family=792


Thanks for the support!