Another Week, Another Blessing

It's seniors' last full week at VSHS (oh, btw--we were named 6th best high school in Arkansas by U.S. News & World Report 2013!...just had to get that in there :).  And since I mainly teach seniors, it's one of my busiest weeks of the year.  Actually, right now I should be grading poetry notebooks instead of blogging. 

Speaking of school, last week our co-workers surprised us with a shower.  Since we still do not know when we are going to be able to go get Briton, we were definitely not expecting it, and they did an excellent job of keeping it a secret.  It was such a pleasant surprise.  We are so blessed to work with such supportive people!  Valley Springs, we thank you!

As far as the adoption process goes, we found out a myriad of information today-some encouraging, some discouraging.  But until we know more for certain, we are reluctant to share specifics just because there have been a few details concerning the new laws that have already changed multiple times, and we do not want to share false information.

It's easy to get frustrated--for us and for concerned family and friends--with this process.  However, the thing we have to understand is that for Holt (our adoption agency), even though they have been handling adoptions out of South Korea for over 50 years, the rules have changed due to Korea's new adoption laws, and now they do not even know what to expect.  Therefore, Holt has a hard time giving their families information, when they do not even know the answers themselves.  One thing we do know is that Holt is actively advocating for adoptive families during this tumultuous time, and we appreciate all they do!

Please be in prayer with us this week concerning some key decisions that the Korean courts/judges will be making in the coming weeks. 

Well, poetry notebooks await.  Until next week . . .