Change Ahead

Wait, haven't I had multiple blog posts with this same subject title: Changes Ahead!?

That's the very nature of being on adventure with God. You never know when He's going to change directions a little or bring a surprise in your path! I'm smiling as I write this because a month ago I never could have imagined what this month would hold!

On February 18th we got an email that changed the course of the next few months. Our adoption lawyers that we used for Carson's adoption knew we wanted to pursue another domestic adoption when we came back to the States later this summer so they reached out to us with a possible situation. Less than 24 hours later the expectant mama chose us to parent her baby!

The baby is due May 12, 2021 in the United States. As you can imagine we're in the midst of a crazy whirlwind booking flights back at the end of April, doing paperwork, and trying to finish our term well. 

So this is what our next 2 months looks like. I'm sharing so you know how to pray! 

March 13-27    We'll be in Kenya for a Spiritual Life Conference with our mission and for some exams                          Eli needs to take for his PhD program. We get to pick up Isaac, Evan & Josh up at                                 school on the 27th and head home to Uganda with them.

April 1-23        We'll enjoy 3 weeks at home in Adjumani as a family. Also packing up for our 8 month                          home assignment.

April 24:           Isaac, Evan and Joshua got special permission from their school to finish off their                                 school year even though we'll be going back to the States.

April 25:           Eli, Carson and I will fly to the States to wait for this new little baby to be born.

We are working on flights for Eli to fly back to Africa in July to pick up the boys from school and return in time for my little brother's wedding on July 24th. And then of course we need to move back into our Columbia, SC home in time for the boys to start school.

Many many details that need to be figured out but we are trying to just take one day at a time.

A HUGE answer to prayer is that Eli passed his defense of his proposal for his dissertation last night so we're super excited about that.