Meet the newest member of the Alexander team----Charlie!! He is an 8 week old Malti-poo puppy. He is precious and no, we aren't crazy. I have one sister-in-law that was ready to sign us up for therapy and one that felt a need to remind me that we are in fact in the process of an international adoption! I love them both dearly and am thankful that they feel freedom to express themselves so openly:)

The story of how Charlie became an Alexander involves an eight year old girl and her daddy......a daddy that wanted his daughter to continue with dance, and then a classic parenting strategy--- bribery!! For those that don't know- we already have two large dogs. Tibbi, an almost 10 year old Vizsla and an 8 month old Vizsla/Weimeraner mix, Mo. We won't be adding anymore pets to our house--just kids:)

We are still waiting on our CIS approval. Charlie sure is cute and makes the waiting somewhat easier. The picture below is one happy daughter that we all can't wait to see in her dance recital.




This is Mocha- our Christmas morning surprise puppy.


Mo is so unbelievably patient with Charlie. This is Charlie eating Mo's food.


This is Tibbi. He is old and very happy Mo has a new friend!

Waiting is hard, but it sure is fun to celebrate with others! Check out a fellow Texan in Ethiopia right now picking up her sweet baby girl. Click here

Two other blogs that I follow received their CIS approval yesterday! This is the paper that we are waiting to arrive. It is the final piece of paper (from the government stating that we can bring two orphans to the states) that we need to officially be put on the referral list!!

Pray it comes quickly:)

One of my all time favorite songs is "Mountain of God" by Third Day. I have always been a big fan of Mac Powell's voice and the music of Third Day. This particular song is special- if you haven't heard it, click on the you tube version below. Everytime that I listen to this song, it puts things in perspective for me.

I know the road of international adoption has mountains and valleys, and remembering Who is in control-- makes it that much easier!

If you haven't read this book- I highly recommend it. It isn't easy to read, but necessary for us to realize that these things are still happening in Africa. Watch this clip from the writer of the book. It is an absolute miracle!

Baseball, we love baseball.......we have been playing ALOT of baseball lately!! They are doing great, but we are definitely tired. Hill is in the middle of a World Series and Wick is playing in the Optimist area championship tournament-- we typically fly from one game to another! The girls are single-handedly keeping the concession stands in business:)

It finally feels like a real Texas summer and that means we are HOT. Usually the boys (and parents) are acclimated to the heat by July but because of all the rain we have had-- they are definitely hot out there.

I was really proud of them yesterday- they played a game of wholehearted baseball:)

Well, I'm off--- to the ballpark!!

One of the blessings in the whole adoption process and reality that an entire blog world exists, is the new people that the Lord has led us to!! He greatly used others blog's to educate us and draw our hearts toward Ethiopia. I love finding a new one and going to the beginning of their story and read how it unfolds. Many are at the same stage that we are and some are now home, but each are unique and special. Some make me laugh really hard click here and others greatly encourage me by their faith in Jesus.

If you have extra time (and who doesn't??) click on some of the adoption blogs in the sidebar to discover for yourself more miracles of adoption!!