Treasure in the Brokenness

We made this video in an attempt to try to capture a little of the wonder we have as God unfolds the story of our family.  Sometimes, there are no words to describe it.  So maybe photos and music can do it for us! Song:  "Glorious Unfolding" by Stephen Curtis Chapman, Copyright 2013

We have been so moved by the ways we have seen God so obviously at work in this adoption process, even in just a little over one month!  Every up-front expense has been covered and all the paperwork fees have been paid.  We've seen hearts moved by this in ways we never could have anticipated.  Things are moving so quickly and with such support from our social worker, home study agency and others...the overflow of support we've received has been amazing! Sunday was one of the highlights.  Josh and I were asked to speak at church a little about our adoption story.  I made a few Power Point slides with Toby's picture and some prayer points.  Many regular families were not there and we saw many new faces.  As we prepared, I wondered if I'd be able to hold it together, talking about our boy up in front of a crowd of people.  Well...I did hold it together.  But my sweet husband couldn't.  He began talking, took one look at sweet Toby'...

We have been drawn to the Gospel of Matthew again and again in the last month since starting this process to adopt Toby.  Perhaps it is because Matthew 13:44 has become such a poignant verse for us as we see our Toby like the treasure in a field that is the image of God's Kingdom.  Adoption is a beautiful picture of what God's Kingdom on earth is all about.  But words in Matthew chapter 6 keep pulling at my heart.  Familiar words that we've read many times, but now seen in with a new perspective in the light of adoption. "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and money." Matthew 6:24 Josh and I have long ago decided to not be devoted to money.  God has always provided just enough for our family and in the lean times, He has drawn us so close to Him in new ways, that we count it as a gift.  We do not make money - the colle...

This time, we are auctioning four different baby quilts. Each quilt will start at $30 and can increase in bids by $5. I will post this on our Facebook page as well, and will keep updates on which quilts have bids and for how much. All four of these were hand made. ... Quilt #1: Made by my friend's mom. Measures 39" x 65" and shows scenes of bears doing sports activities in pastel boy colors. Quilt #2: Made by my friend's mom. Measures 41" by 52" and shows cute scenes of safari animals. Quilt #3: Made by me. This one measures 21" x 41" and depicts a reproduction 1930s vintage baby quilt design called "Off to Dreamland" with scenes from nursery rhymes. Quilt #4: Designed and pieced together by my step daughter Sarah and quilted by me. Measures 28" x 34". This one is in the cute and trendy color scheme of black, pink, white and green with owls and geometric patterns. Perfect for a baby girl! ...

Our hearts were filled with encouragement today, praise the Lord!!!  He is so gracious!! We were blessed by some more financial support.  We sent off the first of our paperwork to get the apostille for our dossier.  We were encouraged by those who continue to share our story and raise awareness for Toby's adoption.  We heard an amazing answer to prayer.  And...we came across some photos of our sweet boy when he was only four years old.  Isn't he just the most precious thing???? He has been waiting so long for a family!  It broke our hearts to know how long...and to know how very aware of it he is!  Please, Lord, whisper to his heart that his family is coming!!!  We also saw this more recent photo - another view of our son's sweet face! We are just beyond in love with him.  He is constantly in our hearts and minds and conversations and prayers.  Jack (age 6 1/2) prayed at lunch today, "Jesus, please let Toby know that w...

We have decided to begin our first fundraiser to help bring Toby home! We have some special quilts that were made by me or Sarah and two by a friend's mom that we will "auction" off one at a time! We have this posted on our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/meyer.adoption   If you are interested in one of the quilts and are on Facebook, please let me know via message.  If you do not have a Facebook account, please leave a comment stating your interest to this post.   I will start each quilt at a certain amount and will accept interested offers for three days before listing the winner and starting the new auction. The winner can submit the donation ... to our YouCaring site for Toby's adoption expenses.    So....our first quilt is this 36" x 36" cat quilt! It was made and quilted by me (Kameron) in my pre-kids days and has been stored carefully for the past several years.  (Yes...this is when I had the luxury of spending time ma...

Three weeks ago today we sent the email to Reece's Rainbow committing to adopt Toby.  There had been many other serious inquiries, we were told.  We held our breath.  We prayed.  We trusted that the Lord would know exactly which family Toby needed to be in.  I did not sleep much that night...waiting.... Monday morning, July 6th at 8:39am we got the email stating that no one else had committed and we were welcome to pursue Toby's adoption.  "Congratulations!"  The emotions of those first few days of running completely on adrenaline and tears and prayers still move me deeply.  It was only the very beginning of this journey...the beginning of waiting and praying and aching.  But it was also the beginning of something new in our own faith journey.  God is revealing Himself to us in new ways DAILY.  Three weeks ago we did not have any inkling of what was coming.  Three weeks ago when we read of God's adoption of us as sons ...