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Beginning about a year ago, Scott and I realized that we needed to pray about adopting again.      The idea percolated when we asked Adrianna what she wanted for her birthday, and Adrianna said, "For you to adopt a new brother or sister for me?"  Scott and I just kind of looked at each other and smiled.  When we were alone later, we started toying with the thought.  Did we want to adopt again?  Were we called to adopt again? The idea started following me around.  And then I had a beautiful morning with God one Sunday, when Scott took the kids to church early, and I got to sit quietly with God and a cup of tea at our dining room table.  I did my Bible reading and prayer journaling, and asked God for His direction about our possible adoption.  I could not shake the feeling that I needed to read the Psalms before I finished my time with Him.  There I was, journaling, "God, do you want us to adopt again?  Is this idea even from You?"  And then I opened to my bookmark

Our summer vacation is quickly fading away, with less than one week before school starts again.  Scott and I were blessed with a weekend get-away to Phoenix (a cheap timeshare deal makes even 113 degrees appealing!) to celebrate our eleventh anniversary. Here are the photos from the last couple of weeks... - Abel: "It's MY hat?" - Delicious raw oat-peanut butter-bites ... And Abel jamming one in his mouth and asking for more on his first crunch - Adrianna asking for more face painting  - Reading to Adrianna and her working on crafts while we waited for Abel's swim class - Apple cider slush at Farmer's Market  - Giving the kids the faulty pizza crust, and them loving it  - Abel giving our Bible study a hat parade show  - Adrianna and Abel playing with the miniature tea set - Adrianna and Abel breaking into spontaneous dancing  - Fun times in the garage - Jack hitching up a "trailer" for his bike: "Ab