Overnight with kiddos Great Success!

We had a great weekend with the kids. They all loved the toys we have purchased for them and the boys loved their new beds and bedding. The boys both call me mommy, not because we told them to but I think just because of hearing the other kids. There are definite struggles for them but with God's grace we will work through them. We have noticed that being quite stern yet loving seems to get to respond. They love being told how much we love them and hearing they have done a good job and given high 5s! They all did quite well in church yesterday and seemed to enjoy it. Bob was so sweet, last night in that he said he he was absolutely 100% sure this is what God has for us and is so excited about moving forward. I have the best husband in the world! God is so faithful! Please join us in praying the boys get placed ASAP. All 4 kids cried very hard when we took them all back to their foster homes last night. It was very very hard to leave them. We are in love with these children and they are forever linked to our hearts!

It has only been 2 days but indeed it feels like a month. I spoke with the case worker this morning and am waiting for a call back as to how we will proceed time wise. She did say we could have an overnight visit this weekend. Happy dance! Here are some pictures from our visit last Saturday.

Beautiful/busy visit!

We were privileged to spend all day today with the 4 beautiful little ones. It was wonderful to see our children all loving on and playing with them. We went to breakfast and we swam and we all went to Andrew's baseball game and then we swam for a few more hours and we had dinner and the older kids took them around the block a couple times while we had Bible study and then we took them eat to their current homes. Wow! That is a lot. But, it was awesome. We have our work cut out for us and we are thrilled! Ya know, when you are doing something you know God has called you to do, it just makes it all the more worth while!

Wow! What an amazing first visit!

These children are BEAUTIFUL! They are a handful. Brianna and Briasia loved the ponies we brought for them. And the boys loved the cars! We played at the park for a while and then went to the Dairy Queen. They all 4 ran around and sat on our laps and ate ice cream and ran around. They are little balls of energy. I love them. They settled in around us very quickly and we learned a lot about them. I am sooooo tired. Starting with the anticipation of the visit and then running around outside with them in the heat and then chasing them around in the DQ = a tired mama. My heart is filled with  joy and my head has so many thoughts racing. We get to pick the kids up tomorrow morning and play with them all day.  I'm going to need to go to bed early to keep up with them tomorrow:-) 

Waiting, anticipation

We are sitting at the park waiting with great anticipation! We brought each child a small toy, water bottle, snack, bubbles and a ball to play with. Butterflies in my tummy. Lord, calm my nerves. Will they like me? What do they know about us?just silly, I know. So many emotions. So much excitement. Lord, you are good!

God's Confirmation!

Ok, so I show up at church for Bible study and ask them to pray for the adoption process and for the 4 children we adopting. After prayer a women named Jamie came running to our table and asked to see the picture. She provides respite care and had taken care of twin girls for several days that also had 2 brothers. I showed her the picture and indeed they are the same children. She kept saying how sweet the girls are and how much we will fall in love. She was able to give us more information that was helpful to know. It was definitely confirmation that we are on the right path. It brought tears to my eyes just to see God work and reveal more to us. Thank you Jesus!

Where to start.

This blog is named after a verse in God's word. James 1:27 External religious worship [religion as it is expressed in outward acts] that is pure and unblemished in the sight of God the Father is this: to visit  and  help  and  care for the orphans and widows in their affliction  and  need, and to keep oneself unspotted  and  uncontaminated from the world. (James 1:27 AMP)


I am a Christian wife and homeschool mother that desires to serve The Lord, my family, my church, and those around me. I am blessed beyond measure and feel like I am living my dream. Every time The Lord calls me to do something He equips me to carry it out. Raising children has been one of those areas God has called and thankfully continues to equip my husband and I to complete.

We have 6 beautiful biological children. I have prayed and desired to adopt since about 1999. My husband was not on board with the idea. I must admit there have been many years of tears and conversations with God asking why He would lay this on my heart and not on my husbands. I prayed often for the Lord to take it away from me or lay it on my husband's heart as well. At different times I have given up in frustration only to have it return.

In 2010 Bob and I had a conversation again about adoption and he gave the ok to check into the classes needed to adopt. I was filled with a huge sence of joy! We then headed out to visit my father and sister. About 2 hours later I received a phone call that a close friend of mine had passed away and her daughter was no where to be found. We were very close to Jennifer and her daughter Noelle. We immediately headed back to town and Bob and I went straight to Jennifer's home. She indeed had committed suicide and Noelle was found and placed in our home. Noelle has lived with us ever since and has visits with her father. She has taught us so much. The days have not all been easy for her or all of us as a family. However, God has been amazingly faithful and these past 3 years have been wonderfully rewarding in many ways.

I truly believe God has used this situation to prepare our hearts for adoption. In January, I brought up adoption to Bob as the call toward it was increasing in the deaths of my soul again. I was shocked and amazed when he said yes, he would like to adopt as well. My heart was running over with joy and thankfullness. I made the phone calls and within a couple weeks we started the necessary 10 week classes, home study, along with a list of other varied tasks we were asked to complete.

I have invested a great deal of time reading and educating myself on transracial adoptions. I feel The Lord laying on my heart that the children will be black. I have imagined what they might look like and looked forward with great anticipation, the day we would see and meet our newest Hahn family members.

The Thursday before Easter we signed our completed home study and learned at that time there is a sibling set of 4 children age 5 and under right here in our county! The wait to have our homestudy approved and learn more about these children ensued. Yesterday, April 15th we got the email, our home study had been approved! Then shortly after came another email from the case worker representing the sibling set of 4. I was so excited it was hard to think straight. I spoke to the case worker and found out there are identical twin girls that are 5 years old, a 4 year old boy, and a three year old boy. We were sent information on the children as well as pictures. I am in love! These children are beautiful! I was so excited that as I drove home from CC(homeschool coop), I got off on the wrong exit and then made a wrong turn in our subdivision.

We have read about them and found out today that Bob and I get to meet the children this Friday at a park at 2:30pm. I know it is only 3 days, but it is so hard to wait, knowing these beautiful children are right here in our community! I am praying as are many of our friends that this transition would go smooth. God, truly, you are amazing! I am in awe of the peace we feel about it all.

The timing is one only God could arrange. Our oldest daughter, Amber, is getting married May 18th. This will free up the bedroom needed for these beautiful babies. So many exciting things going on in life.

Could it be, and then there were 11? Children that is:-)