The Beginning of this Journey...

The Lord began this journey towards our second adoption about 1 year ago. He put on our hearts to sponsor Kay - at Harmony Outreach and we did. When i first saw her, i fell in love with her and prayed for her to join our family. It wasn't until May 2008 that the Lord began to use her to open our hearts to adoption again. That was when we had John Bentley from Harmony Outreach (her foster program) staying with us and he told us that Kay was ready to be adopted internationally. We prayed about her and began the adoption process again. Unfortunately, it wasn't in God's plan for her to join our family but He did use her to open our hearts up to adoption again and we are excited to see where He takes us. We are Trusting in Him.

The Lord has brought Maylynn into our lives and hearts on Nov. 21st (that is when we received her referral). We are excited to see Him bring her home to us. Please pray for the rest of our journey. We can't wait to bring Maylynn home...

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Dedication Day







We had Maylynn dedicated on November 15th. This was a special day - almost 1 year ago we had first seen her picture and knew that she would be our daughter. Now we were dedicating her to our Lord - promising to raise her with God's word with the hopes that one day she would choose to follow Him on her own...






We all went up on stage - she did fine for a few minutes and she allowed Pastor Steve to hold her for a very short time! As you can see, she started crying and the only way i could get her to stop was to bribe her with some gum:) So, i really didn't get to hear the special prayer that was said or anything else for that matter:( But, It was kinda cool because the sermon that day was about Romans Ch.8 and part of the lesson was about adoption! Isn't God's timing so awesome:)

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Getting to know Maylynn...

This post may be a little random and not orderly but we decided to brainstorm and share some things that we have learned about Maylynn and what she likes, acts etc... hope that you enjoy getting to know our little MayMay:)

  • You can tell what she's thinking by just looking at her face - her eyes & mouth are very expressive:)
  • She is a little "parrot" - repeating everything but not correctly
  • when she gets an owie - she always insists on a kiss
  • if you say anything to her she says "why"
  • she pretty much eats anything we give her but she is sometimes a little more selective than 4 months ago. She doesn't finish every morsel on her plate anymore -which is good b/c she is almost wearing a size 4 like her sister (we've gone from 24 months to size 4 clothes in 4 months!)
  • she still does the chinese thing when eating soup or anything in a bowl - when she gets down to the end, she'll try to drink it up and push it in her mouth with her spoon:)
  • she is very affectionate - loves to give and receive hugs & kisses and telling her m&d "i Love you"
  • she likes her babies! and to mother them too by wrapping them up in blankets or stroller them around:)
  • she now has her ears pierced like her sister, mom & grandmas
  • she loves playing in the bath tub, brushing her teeth & doesn't mind wearing lotion now:) & she is pretty good about me doing her hair...
  • she has gnarly bed head in the morning!
  • she's so smart & loves to count to 10.
  • she likes to sit and color, bead and read
  • she will hopefully get tubes in her ears soon. She's had fluid in her ears ever since we've had her home - they tell us that she hears us like we are talking under water -no wonder why her speach is so muffled... fluid in ears & repaired palate...
  • she likes to ride bikes & scooters
  • when none of her siblings are around to play with she enjoys playing with our dog "oreo"
  • all her brother needs to say is that she gets to go play with the "ladybugs" (the name of her class at church) and she'll burst into tears - although, once she's there it only takes 5 min. for her to settle down...
  • "be happy" is a phrase that she hears form us alot - she tends to have a sour looking face at times and just needs a gentle reminder to smile and be happy:) she immediately gives us her precious smile that lights up her face!
  • When traveling in the car on looooonnnng trips - she like to sleep with her pillow over her face.
  • she likes books & puzzles
  • her speach is nasally
  • she likes candy (who doesn't???)
  • she loves it when her grandparents visit!
  • when her hands/fingers get cold, she tells us that they are "owie"
  • she know almost ALL her bodyparts!
  • her belly laugh is so funny & usually gets everyone smiling and laughing:)
  • she loves it when her brothers chase her
  • her favorite songs are: Jesus Loves me, Jesus loves the little children, ABC's, and Toby Mac's new song "City on our Knees" :)
  • She falls down or bonks her head SEVERAL times a day! Brayden enjoys keeping count:)

That's all i can think of right now... i'll add to it later:)