No Words

I have not posted in such a long time because I just didn't have anything new to say until tonight. The ban in this beautiful little girl's country shut us down before we could get to her. I knew when we started this process that things could happen ,but i never expected a ban on the entire country and i certainly never dreamed that she would leave this earth before we could get there. I fell in love with her sweet sweet smile. She captured my heart with only a few pictures and a short video in a way that only those of your reading this can understand . I have imagined her with us so often. She would have loved the park across the street from our house. she would have loved cheering for her brothers at their baseball games, her face and hands sticky from eating snow cones. I couldn't wait to take her swimming. I know she would have loved it because all of my children love to swim ,and in my heart she was my child. My biggest fear was to never hold her or see her sweet face. I will never get to do that here on this earth but i do believe that I will get to do those things in our forever home. She is loved and she will never be forgotten.

Yay Me

I figured out how to put a Chip In on here! Still waiting on my button with Dayna's picture on it! I think someone donated to her FSP and if it was someone reading here thank you, thank you, thank you! I have a few fundraising ideas but would love to hear from anyone with any ideas that have worked for them. I really love the puzzle fundraiser for a few reasons. You can donate just a little or a lot, it is a way younger children can help by putting the puzzle together for their new sibling, and it is something to keep forever that shows all of the people who helped get your child home! Still working on my computer skills. Hopefully my RR buttons will be on here soon. thanks for being patient with me! Heidi :)

Dayna for the Burrows Family

To see " Dayna for the Burrows Family" on Reece's Rainbow is incredible, wonderful , exciting, unbelievable, amazing, fabulous, and did I say wonderful?! I can't even put into words how it makes me feel. I do not consider myself an extremely emotional person. Yes I am compassionate and caring ...I just don't cry easily . When I clicked on the RR web sight this evening and she had been moved to new commitments I burst into tears! You see, I fell in love with Dayna months ago but  really wrestled with God over this. Why would He choose me? Who am I to think I can do this? I hate paperwork and Lord have you seen how messy the house today? You want me to have a homestudy?? Really???
 I absolutely LOVE being a mom and have always known I can love a child I didn't give birth to just the same...no doubt about it. But go half way around the world to do it?! I will admit I am afraid! Afraid of this homestudy and afraid of leaving the children I already have, but I am more afraid of not following the path that I believe God has put in front of me. Most of all, I am afraid of never holding Dayna and kissing that sweet face! I know so many things can happen between now and the time a judge says she is ours to keep. I just promising God that if he will let her be mine I will help her in every way that I possibly can to grow into the person He intends for her to be. Most of all I will love her forever! I know that no matter what happens His plan is perfect. I am so hoping right now that His plan and mine are one in the same and that this is Dayna's home!

I am starting this blog so that anyone who is interested can follow along on our journey to adopt a little girl with Down Syndrome from another country. The fact that I made it this far in setting up this blog is as much of a miracle as the adoption itself! Anyone who knows me knows I am the most computer challenged person ever. I don't have an iphone or Facebook. That is something else I am considering, but first things first. I wanted to do this blog because I have been so encouraged by some amazing families through their adoption blogs. I will post a link to them as soon as i figure out how! :) I will also be adding some pictures. Yes I have to figure that out also...don't laugh! Be back soon and thanks for visiting!



Heidi