no news.

It's nearly midnight Tuesday.

We did not hear today the outcome of our "court date"

Praying for a restful night's sleep, with news in the morning :)

Thanking God for the 4 families that passed court Monday.

Lifting up in prayer the 6 other known families awaiting news for "court dates" scheduled tomorrow.

Resting in His love for me & each of my precious children.

Good Night.

God Bless.

your only a day away.

tomorrow.

tomorrow is a big day.

it's the day of our 1st adoption "court date".

in actuality because of the time difference,

our Ethiopian court appointment should take place in the middle of the night tonight...

if you find yourself awake for some reason,

send a little prayer heavenward for us and our little girl.

even though our court date isn't until tomorrow,
I found myself awake & sleepless last night :(








took the "toss-n-turn" moments to pray;







for families who were awaiting their court news today,
for the children we long to hold in our arms,
for peace in the outcome,
for total trust in God's plans/timing.

if tonight is similiar, I am planning on another prayer filled night :)

please join us.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,

and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

edited: Of the 4 known families with court dates today June 7, 2010 - All 4 passed!

Praise the Lord!

4

The number of days until our "court date" in Ethiopia!

The Power of Attorney will stand in for us in court,
where the Judge will determine if all paperwork and more is
as needed... and declare sweet "T" officially ours - or not.






If we pass;

"T" is officially ours according to the Ethiopian government,

(in our hearts, she's been ours since the moment we laid eyes on her)

and prayerfully we will be invited to travel & bring
her home to her forever family, 4-8 weeks later.






If we do not pass;

we will do whatever we can as far as it depends on us,
what's needed to be successful at the next scheduled court date.









Please pray with us, as we anxiously approach June 8, 2010!








Praying for continued peace & trust in His perfect plans :)









* We'll keep you posted... unsure how quickly we'll hear...?










Thank you in advance for your support & prayers... We are grateful!











"The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still." Exodus 14:14






In Him,
The Fisher's

happy day, sunshine!

May 6th marked the day we welcomed our "sunshine"

2nd born daughter into this world, twelve years ago!

She was born a little pudgey

with a tuft of blonde hair

big beautiful blue eyes

8# 12oz.

22" long

A sweet soul from the moment she arrived!

Sweet E. is a now a beautiful young lady,

who is loved by everyone she meets!

(E. 3 years old)

When asked to share some of her favorite things, here's what she had to say:

What do you want to be when you grow up?

An Artist

Favorite Color:

Purple

Are you a saver or a spender?

She wasn't sure

Mom thinks, she's a spender & a giver!

Favorite Candy?

Werthers Orginals & Rootbeer Barrels

Favorite Song / Musician?

Carrie Underwood

What do you like most about your family?

They are loving

Favorite Sport?

"What do you think?" ... Soccer it is!

How do you feel about turning 12?

Normal :)

(E. 12 years old)

(Celebrating her 12th birthday with friends)

Your friends are?

Nice!

What makes you laugh?

Dad & Funny Sayings

What annoys you?

"When someone does something over & over, like clicking"

Something you want to get better at?

Drawing

Happy Birthday Sweet E!!!!

We have been blessed since the moment you came into our lives, and continue to be!

May you always know how very loved you are!!!

You are beautiful from the inside out... a kind, smart, compassionate young woman

God created you to be

Love you Sunshine,

Momma & Dad

in a nutshell.

I'm certain if anyone was still checking in here from time to time,

they probably aren't any longer.

(Hey, thank you if your still stopping by... leave me a comment...

might be just the motivation I need to keep up on current posts :) )

We have been MIA for over a month now.

And there is so much to catch up on!

I do it now for my family

so one day we can look back at this God breathed journey

& remember it with the joy & hope it's been filled with!

Where do I begin????

We know,

Our family received the referral for our beautiful 3 year old daughter on April 14th!

I hand delivered our "official" acceptance paperwork (and add'l fee's) to our agency,

just a week later on April 21st.

We wait for word on if we will be traveling 1 time or 2...

All paperwork must submitted to Ethiopian court before May 9th

to only have to travel once - to bring our daughter home.

May 7, 2010

We receive a phone call from our SW.

She informs us, the required paperwork has been submitted to court!

*We will only travel ONCE!!!

God is so good!

*I couldn't ask for a better Mom's day gift - PTL!

May 17, 2010

We are informed our COURT DATE has been scheduled for

June 8, 2010

***Please keep us in your prayers!!!***

Praying we will pass & be invited to travel to bring our Ethiopian princess home

4-8 weeks after our sucessful court date.

Praying for peace & the many other details included in traveling around the world!

On May 19, 2010

We are "beyond words blessed" by a generous donation for some of our upcoming traveling expenses... Thank you is not near enough!!!!

We continue to wait, pray, & trust toward each next step in this amazing journey!!!

Our hearts are full!

And that's it in a "nutshell"

PS. Stay tuned for "other" long over due updates!

God Bless!!!

life on a cloud.

It's been a week since we received our "referral"

we are elated!

it's undescribable, the feeling when you final see the face and know the name of the precious little one you've prayed diligently for.

she is beautiful.

she is loved.

she is ours.

but i imagine much like "floating on a cloud"...

the journey continues to have it's ups and downs.

we float up... and are light on our feet.

nothing can take away our happiness.

no one can say anything to squelch the feeling of arriving to this point in the journey.

then the sky is dark and the clouds are heavy with rain.

we are uncertain to when we will hold her in our arms forever.

we are uncertain when we will travel.

will we travel around the world one time or two.

uncertain what comes next.

uncertain we're equipped for just the next step.

no matter what though, we remain certain that our God is sovereign.

His plans are perfect.

and His grace is sufficient.

we are anticipating this part of the wait to feel like forever

but sure all the waiting will fade away the moment she's in our arms.

each moment of each day.

we are resting in God's goodness.

"floating" on His love & faithfulness for each one of us.

we are blessed.

and we wait.

in love once again.

BIG NEWS!

It's a girl!

We received the call Wednesday (4/14/10) afternoon.

A day we will not soon forget!

I actually had a voicemail on my cell phone from our SW... I immediately got butterflies in my stomach & tears in my eyes-just from our SW's voice in a message :)

It did not take long to connect but it felt like forever.

Just a short time into our conversation she shared she had a "REFERRAL" for us.

Here's some of what I heard....

She's a beautiful 3 year old little girl

Her big brown eyes are capitivating...they truly are!

And her precious little smile is heart warming.

Her Daddy & I are in LOVE!

No, her whole family is in LOVE!!!

It will be approximately 3 months until she's home in our arms forever.

In the meantime we do all we can as far as it's depends on us.

We are uncertain if we will be traveling to Ethiopia one or two times,

But trusting in God's plan & provision for each next step.

Did I mention, we are in LOVE???

Please keep us in your prayers... and we will keep you posted!

"I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you HOPE and a fuure." Jeremiah 29:11