Thanksgiving #2

We just got back from the Mersman family Thanksgiving and we had an awesome time! I can honestly say that I am glad to be finished with all the over eating I did over the last two weekends, but it sure was great seeing everyone! We got to spend some time with our newest niece McKenzie which was great!

Here are some pictures of the event, we even got some great family shots to go up on our wall....

hope everyone had safe travels this very busy weekend!

Hope to see you all soon!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008! What a wonderful Thanksgiving! It has been a great reminder of what we are truly thankful for this year! We made it out to California for Aubrey's 4th birthday and the famous McDougall family Thanksgiving! And today we are with the Mersman's in West Michigan for their annual Thanksgiving!

I actually filled up my tank for $1.59 today, I almost wanted to take a picture of the gas station, too funny!

Here are some pictures of the events!

Land of Gracious Living!

It has been a very long couple of days for a lot of my family in So Cal! They had to evacuate yesterday and have been allowed back in this afternoon, but there have been several homes around them that have been destroyed....it is so sad how many people lost their homes. There is one piece of positive news, there have been no reported deaths because of it, there have been 6 firefighters injured in YL so far. Please pray for them and their families! My Uncle and cousin are both firefighters in So Cal, but as of right now neither of them are fighting in these fires, but a lot of their friends are so your prayers would be greatly appreciated!
As I get pictures I will post them, it sounds like a lot of stores have been destroyed as well....

Adoption update #357

Well now that we are living in Illinois we have to get re certified for adoption in this state. It wasn't a big surprise that Illinois makes it even more difficult to do a domestic adoption, gotta love all this government control! Melisa has found an agency and has already started the process, she has done some classes online and we have an orientation class next week Monday! So we could be re certified in just a month or so if we really focus on getting this done!
Melisa also had a doctors appointment to get a referral to a fertility doc....she found out she has to go from our Primary Care Physician then to a Gynecologist then to a fertility doc even though we did all this in Arizona! So that has been put on a short hold as well, but we might be going straight to invitro fertilization once we get to the fertility doc.
Just wanted to keep everyone up to date!
Hope everyone is doing great!

New President

Well, I am sure a lot of you are waking up rather excited today, I am waking up nervous. I think I understand more why we want there to be a balance of power so we can keep things more towards the center.
I will be perfectly honest, I am going to support our new President and I will hope and pray that the upset Republicans will support our new President more than the Democrats did of our current President. I remember how upset many of us got when the Democrats literally threw Bush's name in the mud and you will not hear me doing that to Obama. I may disagree, but I want Americans to rise above ripping apart our leaders because it makes us feel better, thats not very American of us! We all want the best for this country, we are just divided on how we can achieve that goal.
I will pray for the leadership of our country....

Election 2008

I know that most of you agree that Wednesday November 5 will be a relief, either you will be happy or disappointed in the outcome but we will not have to endure the crazy adds or overwhelming negative responses from the media. I just recently saw a study done that showed how incredibly skewed the media has been in this election and it is frightening!
There are several people who read this blog that will vote for Obama and several who will vote for Mccain, and it shouldn't be a surprise to most that we are supporting Mccain/Palin. I think we need a change in Washington and that Obama has been successful in convincing many that he is that person to change Washington. If he wins on Tuesday I pray that you are all correct. Of course, my fear is how he will change Washington, but that is a pretty difficult discussion for some so I will not get into that.
Melisa and I are praying that God will give us the leader he wants in office and I truly believe that whoever gets to be our next President will have his blessing. Pray for our leaders as we go through this difficult transition!