The Climb

I heard a song the other day on the radio. It was a worn out Miley Cyrus song that spoke right to my heart and had me in many tears. It was a good thing I was headed home because I couldn't find a kleenex in the van and my face was a mess. Every single word rings true in our adoption process and our climb at this point in our lives.
The Climb by Miley Cyrus
I can almost see it
That dream I'm dreaming
But theres a voice inside my head saying "You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta be strong
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna haft to loose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about whats waiting on the other side
Its the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
I'm not breaking

Keep on moving, Keep climbing
Keep the faith!
Its all about the climb. Keep your faith!

This song really touched me! ITS ALL ABOUT THE CLIMB and what God is teaching us through this journey. We will never be the same after this climb I am sure. Praise God. One of my dear friends Sweetnesstothesoul.blogspot.com ( go check her new blog out! It will be so fun to hear her words about their adoption journey!) has a quote on her blog that says, "My friends, adoption is redemption. It's costly, exhausting, expensive, and outrageous. Buying back lives cost so much. When God set out to redeem us, it killed Him." -Derek Loux ......wow!

So here are some fun pictures I took of what makes me happy while we are waiting. With both of my children before they were born and Gracie is no exception I pause in the room that is waiting for someone to fill it and just ponder. I love going upstairs to her room and shut the door behind me and just dream. We have been getting her room ready for awhile (I sure hope she likes it!!) gathering things here and there. The picture at the beginning (annoying blogger) is her toothbrush and paste just waiting to scrub her teeth :) The above picture is the verse Jeremiah 24:22 that I hope as she gets older and understands that she will believe this verse with all her heart.
I really hope she likes her hair! I hope I know how to do it! This book is so sweet!
Not even half of the bows waiting to be placed in her hair :) This is a big weakness of mine! I love buying cute bows and headbands.
Some of her toys waiting to be loved. Anna Deaton made the girl and boy doll. Aren't they cute? The bitty baby is some of the efforts of my cleaning job. Good grief they are expensive!
More books from Amazon. "My adopted child, there is no one like you", "I wished for you", God found us you", and "Brown like me"
Her baby book-scrap book-life book. This project looks so fun! I have a small feeling I will be working on it next winter. Looks like a great winter project!
We found this in our repo house we just bought. It was dirty and nasty so Britton had Blake ( Thank you Blake!) spray paint it!! It's waiting to be hung. I am thrilled! This makes her whole room!
This little doll is from my mom. We laugh every time we see it. Her little tag says, "Sweetie" on it. ....so cute :)
This is a project in the making. Were gonna spray paint the Africa shape white and hang it above her bed. Notice the little heart on Ethiopia

*Our only update we have had for awhile is that all the "referral" children at Acacia Villiage ( Gracie is a referral and she is at the Villiage) are waiting on papers. We specifically are waiting on a death certificate. HOPING we hear tomorrow ( we get updates every Wednesday)!!! But if we don't were gonna keep the faith, were gonna keep on keeping on even if its hard. Its all about the climb.