Ron may be getting a good job in a month. Does this mean we are getting closer to adoption? Yes, it does :) I wonder if he/she is conceived yet? Probably not. He/she will be though.

Special Olympics 09

I was one of the volunteer photographers at the Special Olympics. What an opportunity! It was so rewarding. One day our child may be in the Special Olympics :)

I feel like my life is right where it is supposed to be.
I have a wonderful husband and 5 beautiful children.
I have started our photography business "Something Special." Can you figure out why this name is so special? We will be photographing children/people with special needs. I have done 3 families so far and am loving every minute of it!
I am volunteering for the Special Olympics. This involves me coaching every Tuesday for an hour. I must say...I feel so connected to these people. They are playing Bochi Ball. I love to see their faces light up when I yell GOOD JOB or GOOD THROW!! When I am leaving I feel like turning around and going back for more. More than half of the athletes have down syndrome. I feel especially connected to them. Peter came up from behind and tickled me. They are just the sweetest bunch of people! I can't wait to go back.
We are just that much closer to bringing home our child :)

My husband and I are starting a photography business. It is taking pictures of children/people with special needs. We are very much looking forward to it.
I am volunteering at the Special Olympics this year. I go every Tuesday night to help out.
It is strange but everything seems so clear now. This is where we are supposed to be.

I will be volunteering at the Special Olympics.

I am very excited about this!

Learned something new

I have been going on the Reece's Rainbow website lately. My heart breaks. I see those little children around the world and I want to cry. Why can't I drive to all of those places and take them home? I want to save them all! I am going to stop looking at pictures until it is time for us to adopt.
Are we going to adopt locally or internationally? Not sure yet. There is a huge price difference! Why does it have to be so expensive internationally. My heart says to start saving (when we can) but we will see what the future holds.
Today I learned something important. I now know that you don't say a Down Syndrome child but A child with Down Syndrome. That makes sense. I wasn't doing the same for children with special needs. I was saying A special needs child. It clicked today.
I am starting a photography business for children with special needs. I have to learn this. I don't want to be walking around offending families.
I am being called in this direction and it feels right.

The reason we want to adopt a child with Down Syndrome

I have always wanted to adopt. It was always in the back of my mind. Ron and I have 5 children of our own who we love with everything that we have.
When I see children that need to be adopted my heart goes out to them. Seeing how fortunate our children are and how much love and acceptance they have, I want to give that to children who wouldn't have that opportunity.
I have been talking about adoption for a few years now with my husband. Usually he shrugs his shoulders and says, "In time it will happen but lets focus on now first." This is understandable because we have a 4 month old at the moment. A few months ago I asked him about adopting a child with Down Syndrome. I must say he has been much more forthcoming with this decision. He is excited about it. He still is more practical than me and knows that this won't be happening anytime soon. We need to buy a larger house and then start the process. This process can take years. I can wait. I am researching all that I can so we can be ready. I feel this is what God has called us to do. All that we are doing in life has lead us to this decision.
I have decided to start blogging our journey. This is sure to be very interesting and exciting.
I am so lucky to have a husband who is so open hearted and wanting to share our family with another child. I am so lucky to have such wonderful children. We are so lucky that we are going to get a chance to expand our family and give a child family.
So this is to you my sweet baby in waiting. You are in our thoughts now and will be in the coming years.