Cake!

Just got these pics last night. Timothy's 3rd birthday was Wednesday. We arranged for him to have a cake to celebrate. Looks like he did! Sure wish we could have celebrated with him..... but waiting on God's timing.... only by HIS grace.
Enjoy!

Happy Birthday, Timothy Justice!

Timothy,

May you be blessed with the understanding that you are loved forever, not only by your Forever Family who is just waiting to come and get you, but most importantly by the Father who has been watching over you always. Happy Birthday, Sweet One! Next year you will be HOME for your birthday!

We love you,

Mommy, Daddy, Alexandra and Hunter

Today--- blessed!

I really don't know where to begin. Heard from someone today who is a friend of a friend of mine. I haven't had the privilege of meeting her face to face yet, but soon I hope! She and her husband feel God has led them to put their adoption process on hold for now, not to give up on it, but to postpone it. God's ways are so unlike our own. He is leading them to donate toward our adoption of Timothy and Annabelle the money they have already saved. Amazing! Tears really..... no words. Someone we haven't even met yet and knows that one day they will be bringing home a child--- to give what they have been able to save so far to us???? That just is not the mind of man, but the mind of God. He cares so much for Annabelle and Timothy. He continues to shine. There is no question that He is in this. God continues to provide in ways I would never dream possible. This sweet selfless couple is totally at peace about this and know that He will provide for them when it's time to continue in their process. I fully believe that, too! Very humbling to know the God of this universe, Creator of all things, sees us here in TN and two little ones across the world in China and is working on bringing us together. Wow!

And to top it off....look what we just received.....

How cute is he??!!!!! He'll be three next week. Sure wish we could celebrate with him here at home.

Thank you all for your prayers and support. We truly appreciate them!
~B

oops...

I just wanted to shout out a thank you to Chick -fil-A on Gunbarrel for donating lunch on our project day. I am so sorry I didn't put them in the credits of our video, and now I don't know how to fix it. They have been very supportive of our adoption. We've been able to sell calendars last fall and this fall, and they donated lunch. Thanks Chick-fil-A!!!!

Chick-fil-A at Gunbarrel Pointe

Our Both Hands video

Our Both Hands Project

This past weekend 45 of our friends and family gathered to help fix up the home of a widow in our community while raising funds to help bring Timothy and Annabelle home. How awesome is that! It's not too late to donate. You can connect to the link by clicking on Annabelle and Timothy's picture to the right. Hope you enjoy the video....

Click here to see Our Both Hands video

Look what we got....

Pictures!!!!
We sent Annabelle a care package a few weeks ago, and she got it! (We haven't heard if Timothy received his yet.)

Here they are... enjoy!

"It's a bunny!"

Someone from True Children's Home made the hat and scarf. It is really too warm to wear right now, but isn't she a cutie?!!!
Looking at her new hair bow/clips

"Is this all for me?"

Wearing her new backpack and shoes while reading her book.

Looking at Mommy and Daddy

Looking at Alexandra, Hunter, Timothy and herself


Her hair is a little longer than the last pics we received. The bow clips we sent should work well for now. I think my favorite pic is Annabelle with the bunny.... but they are all so incredibly cute!
~B

Their Names....

Well, upon receiving the LOAs we needed to fill out paper work for immigration. This meant that we needed to fill in the blanks for Annabelle and Timothy's new names.... their full names. So, we chose...

Annabelle Hope

and

Timothy Justice.

Annabelle Hope: Annabelle means grace and beauty. Hope means trust and faith.

Chris and I chose the name Annabelle before we ever saw our precious daughter's face. We knew she would be brought to us by God's grace, and we knew she would be beautiful. We pray that she will grow in God's grace and true beauty. Throughout this process our hope in Him has grown. We've learned to trust Him more. We've seen hope and faith grow in others as they have listened to and seen how God has worked in specific ways in our journey. We are blessed to be used by Him.

Timothy Justice: Timothy means to honor God. Justice means fair, just- guided by truth.

We also chose the name Timothy before we saw our son's sweet face. We felt called to this journey and that by following it, whole heartedly, not knowing where it would lead, we were honoring God. We want and pray for him to be fair and just and for him to be guided by The TRUTH. Also, his initials will be TJK... the same as Chris' dad.

We know that this journey will be difficult for them at times. They will have questions about their pasts. We hope by choosing these names for them, they will one day understand how much they are loved, wanted and hoped for.

Blessings,
Bethany