Letter tonight to my family!!!!!

Dear Mom and Sisters,

We have big news and I called D tonight and left mom a message but then chickened out to call again. Then thought it was too late to call the other sisters. I am so excited but know that some of you may think that Mark and I are out of our minds.... BUT...MOm remember I am happily married, not a drug addict and have a very good business. I also have converted back to christianity which should make you very happy...(HA!) but that isn't the news.. Mark is also a christian ..but that isn't the news just the buffer to give you some perspective. ...ANYHOW...in all seriousness, God has put it strongly on our hearts to adopt again...DRUM ROLL PLEASE ....this time a sibling group (2 kids) Between ages of 2-9 from ETHIOPIA....I hope you haven't fainted...anyhow...check out our blog for more info...

I know that when you think of things from American perspectives the following fears come in: 5 kids and a crazy lifestyle...How do they pay for college? What about the racial issue? Will the kids have AIDS (all will be tested several times prior to getting a VISA for a negative status).....But all I keep thinking is what it must be like for them...by 2010 there will be 40 MILLION orphans globally...only one hundreth of one percent are adopted...most of those are below the age of 2...Most orphans in Africa are complete orphans..neither parent is around...they are DEAD...I think about the mother whose final wishes and prayers are for someone to come to find their children...I think of the kids who are lucky enough to be placed in an orphanage only to wonder everynight if they will ever be in a family again and if they will be able to grow up with their sister or brother or separated....I think about the ones on the street who may end up in the hands of people who want to use them as slaves in their own country. We can live with one less starbucks coffee everyday, with fewer visits out to restaurants, with buying generic foods...we can do it as a family. We have support of many friends here including some that are from Ethiopia. We know that God's hand in this....I just want you to look at it not from a place of fear...concern but from realizing the miraculous blessing that is about to come into all of our lives.

Check out the blog and especially Journeyman's (hubby) comments under NAYSAYERS...have to click on the little icon on the bottom. Look at the video link that is there...and also read about LAYLA house which is where are future children will most likely be....

LOVE YOU..