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A Christmas Tradition Worth Sharing

We have been blessed by our friends and family in so many ways, and tonight was no exception. We met at church to share a Christmas meal and see the Christmas program. Well, this year we decided to veer away from the traditional program and do things a little differently. The program was made up of our fondest Christmas memories and traditions. I was loving hearing them all, but then one in particular touched my heart. Some friends of ours decided to come up with a way to get beyond the commercialization of Christmas and to remember what the it is truly about. Every year they gather all of their receipts from the gifts they have bought and add them up. Then they take a percentage of that and donate to a charitable cause, essentially tithing from the money they have spent. What a wonderful idea! I love it and I love them. They are always looking for ways to reach out and help others. I immediately thought this is something I would love to do in the future and thought that it was definitely worth sharing. I won't mention any names, as I believe this family might wish to remain anonymous, but if any of you know an incredible speech therapist that works at Queen's Grant and her talented and kind husband, you could probably guess who they are :) Anyways, this year they decided to share their Christmas blessing with us and they will be contributing to Quinton's adoption. I am so thankful that God put this couple in my life. They are truly an inspiration. I can't wait until next Christmas when we finally have our baby boy in our arms and we can carry on this family's tradition and pass on the blessing to another family in need. I love you guys (you know who you are).

We Moved...

pages that is :) Today Quinton moved from the "my family found me" page to the "newly committed" page. Next stop-"homestudy in progress" page. We met with our social worker the Friday after Thanksgiving for about 2 and a half hours to officially begin our homestudy. We were drilled with questions and scenarios we had never even thought about. In the next couple of weeks, we have to make some huge life decisions before our homestudy can be completed. We have to write a will and decide who will take Quinton if something happens to us. I had always assumed that my mom and dad would take Quinton, but it turns out that with international adoption, you cannot name the adoptive grandparents as guardians because we are expected to outlive them (although they would love to have him). So, my brother and his fiance have expressed a sincere interest in being his guardians. We have lots to pray about. Please join us in prayer as we travel this journey to bring our baby boy home. Today we became one step closer :)