We Need a New Blog Name...

Because this Hollomon three is about to become FOUR!!!!

We are excited to officially announce that we have begun the adoption process once again! But the experience is quite a bit different for us this time around.

On September 18, 2009, on our last day in Ethiopia, we met a sweet 10-year-old (!) boy whom I'll call L at one of the government orphanages we visited. L really latched onto Chris. They were inseparable while we where there. I met L briefly but didn't spend much time with him. L was quiet and tiny, and we thought he was maybe 8 years old (ha!).

Chris asked a lot of questions about L while we were there. L has a tough story, one that I want to protect and not share too much of.

Cut to a few weeks after we were home. For several days and nights in a row, I couldn't get L off my mind. It seemed so odd to me because I had spent so little time with him. Finally, I said to Chris, "You've been praying about L, haven't you?" And of course, he had. Then we had our first of many serious discussions about adopting L.

We began talking to our adoption agency about the possibility of adopting L. We learned that he just turned 11 in December. He loves English and science, and he wants to be a professional soccer player. And he really wants a family.

And four months to the day after meeting sweet L for the first time, we're ready to share with you that we are going to be that family.

We are excited and overwhelmed. We never dreamed we would be going from no children to a 1-year-old and an 11-year-old in one year, and we never planned to adopt two children back to back. The responsibility and the financial obligations are intimidating, to say the least! After a long day at work and when Myles has been cranky, Chris will teasingly ask, "Are you ready to help L with his homework?" You can pray for us about that! :)

But we are so excited that Myles will have a big brother who shares his heritage and can teach him about Ethiopia in ways that we can't.

I don't have an estimate of when we'll be bringing L home. We're hopeful it will be by the end of the year, and the sooner the better, Lord willing.

Please pray for L, Myles, Chris, and me as we prepare for yet another life change. And if you have a new blog name for us, please let me know!

God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. (Ephesians 3:20-21, The Message)