Dave and Rene hoping to adopt

Adoption blesses so many

2011-12-16T13:51:00.003-07:00

The past few weeks I have had a few experiences that made me realize how many people’s lives have been blessed through adoption. The first was last week, working on a project for a client. We were riding on a razor at a recreation area near Lake Pleasant, trying to understand the visual impact that our project would have on the people that go there to ride. During the day I mentioned that Rene and I were hoping to adopt, and the other consultant told me her daughter was adopted. I saw the love on her face as she spoke of her daughter. Another experience came when I was talking to my supervisor and she reminded me that she and her brother were adopted. Finally I was working on a brochure to give to anyone considering us to be the adoptive parents to their child, I asked a coworker what they thought. She mentioned that her mother used to work for Arizona child protective service (AZCPS), and she thought it was cool we were adopting because so many children need homes and that Rene and I would be great parents. I hope she is right. I know that this process of trying to find our family has made me appreciate what a blessing it will be when Rene and I find our child. I already have love for the children that will bless our home I just don’t know how they will get here.

Angels Among Us

2011-12-04T21:25:00.002-07:00

Dave and I are blown away by how many people have said they are praying for us to find the children meant for our family, even people who may not know us very well. Today at church Dave had an experience that was further evidence of God's existence and the role he plays in all of our lives.

Dave and I are not shy about telling people we are trying to adopt because hopefully the more people we tell the easier it will be to find our kids. Each of us have shared testimonies in which we've talked about our decision to adopt. Often Dave and I stop in the library and we have had several conversations with our librarians about adoption. Today Dave was in the library, and the librarian told him that she felt like she should take some pass along cards about our adoption on her trip to Utah for Christmas.

How awesome is that? I don't know if that will be how we find our first child, but it was so touching to know that someone we doesn't know us real well is praying not only for us to find our baby, but for ways to helps us get there as well.

2008-12-24T13:58:00.004-07:00

well it has been a while since my last post. we closed on the house on June 30 and moved in early the next month. and this Saturday i made a major accomplishment, i fit both cars in the garage!! it may not seem like a big thing but my car is the one that was outside so i am excited about it. I am getting over a virus and every time i think i am getting better i over exert myself and get exhausted quick. i finished my shopping last night and Rene is out on a secret shopping trip right now.

2008-05-04T13:47:00.003-06:00

its finally looking like a real house now we are waiting for it to pass inspection so the dry wall can go in.

2008-04-06T14:31:00.005-06:00

the house is going up quick, the electrical and HVAC is in now and even some windows.

this is the view from the upstais bedroom,

the second floor is up

2008-03-30T20:05:00.002-06:00

house update

2008-03-20T19:13:00.000-06:00

the house is starting to look like a real house now the framing on most of the first floor looks done

2008-03-19T08:45:00.002-06:00

The Foundation is in

2008-03-15T15:30:00.000-06:00

We stooped by our lot today and were so excited to see the foundation finally in, it makes us think the house might be done some time.

They finally started

2008-03-09T17:13:00.000-06:00

the rebar is in and it looks like they are ready to pore the foundation soon.

2007-11-20T19:13:00.000-07:00

We bought a house, we are so excited we are building a house in Gilbert AZ it is scheduled to be done in June 2008 but i assume that means it will be done in August. its so exciting!!!

starting out the year

2007-01-15T20:07:00.000-07:00

Rene and I are both back at work after the Christmas break, and both of us are wishing our next vacation was not so far away. Work at my office is very busy. Prior to Christmas I warped up production of a trilingual DVD for the Department of the Interior that included English, Navaho, and Hopi audio. It was a stress filled project but was a great experience. And coming up I have two bilingual DVD’s with English/Spanish, and English/Navajo it should be a busy 1st quarter of the year. Rene is back in school and frustrated the kids in her class. They seem to do abauitly the minimum on everything and if they if they can scam out of assignment’s they try.