Family Dance Party . . .

March 4, 2009 at 12:19 am (Dance Party, Family, Following God, Get off your Donkey, Loving God Loving Other) (, , , )

We have a new member of the family (read below) . . . This is our first dance party as a new family.  He joined right in and there should be plenty more where this came from.

Here is what Nikki wrote about the last 24 hours of our life . . .

“The last 24 hours have been a whirlwind….at times I feel like I am dreaming…..then I look around and I see 3 beautiful children looking back at me.  Yes, 3 children.  Last night at 10:00 Jason and I rescued a little 9 month old, Deontae, from a homeless life on the Atlanta streets.  This is the samelittle boy we were hoping to adopt about a month ago, but the mom had decided not to go through with it.  We were over joyed with her decision and never questioned her again.  Then around 7:30 last night the mother of Deontae called Jason and told him she wanted us to pick up her son and adopt him. She wanted a better life for her son, a life she could not give him on the streets.  Jason and I dropped everything, Mr. Ken came over to babysit, and we ran to Atlanta to pick up Deontae.  Now, 24 hours later, he has adapted well and is sleeping in a small crib in our bedroom.  Weatherly and Tennyson have also done really well with a new baby in the house.  Weatherly has taken on a motherly role and Tennyson just watches him.  Little Deontae lightens up whenever Weatherly and Tennyson are around – he begins to dance and smile. It is so fabulous to watch them all play together :)

Now much prayer is needed – the adoption process begins.  This is not permanent until 10 days after the adoption papers have been signed.  Please pray God’s will is done, pray we adapt well to this life change, and pray the children bond as brothers and sister.”

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