Updated Homestudy

Met with our new social worker today to update our homestudy, so we can send it with our I 800a extention paperwork. Made a few significant changes... praying for God's leading. Praying for Calvin to come home soon and for his protection. Otherwise, life goes on. Each day a blessing from our creator. While we wait we are:

1. Making applesauce

2. Visiting apple orchards

3. eating donuts

4. making homemade pumpkin pie and eating them too

5. homeschooling

6. Helping with a church plant in the innercity

7. praying

8.praying

9 worshiping

10 praising

11. learning to walk by faith and not by sight

12 learning to be patient

13 teaching our children to grow in the Lord and have HIS WORD on their hearts (Deuteronomy)

14. Working on adoption paperwork AGAIN

20 months registered...

We have been waiting over 2 years for you to come home, Calvin. It has been 20 months since we were registered with the Bulgarian government. Praying for you to come home soon. Sending kisses your way.

Roma people being kicked out of France...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11186592

Mackinac Island

Ferry to Mackinac Island

This past weekend we went to Mackinac Island with Chris' family. The weather was beautiful, blue skies and in the low 80's. We stayed at Mission Point on the island, which the kids love because of Mac the Moose. At 8:30 there is a story time with Mac the Moose (a book about Mackinac Island) and the kids get a cookie and jug of milk. Saturday we rode the 8miles around the island. Last year Caroline did great, this year she complained her legs were tired, so we made many stops along the way.Cathryn rode her bike for the first time on the island and made it half way until she got a flat tire. Thankfully Chris had an attachment to pull her on the back of his bike.

I will post pics in a few days!

Now we are getting ready for school to start next week. Caroline's school, North Hills Classical Academy, had to close because of not enough tuition paying families. We were very sad to see them close their doors. Caroline got a great education there last year. She is learning grammar that I learned in high school!! We found another school close by that is also a classical school. They do the same grammar, different math though. Singapore instead of Saxon. She had her placement test and did fine. She still struggles with money!!! Trinitas Classical School has combined classes so the 1st and 2nd grade will be together. I am curious to see how it will work. Cathryn will be home schooled and we will begin next Tuesday when Caroline goes to school. In the coming years, my goal is to homeschool both girls in the morning and then do a homeschool partnership where they will go in the afternoon for classes such as art, music, Latin and science. I think I could teach the other subjects:) We are sad summer is coming to an end but we look forward to what God has in store for us this year. Hopefully a little boy will be home with us from Bulgaria this year.