Family Pictures

Our Family missing one.
Our fabulous six, soon to be seven.

All the grown ups are looking at the camera and all the kids are looking at the person who was trying to get them to smile. I totally love Kamby's smile in this one, as I was holding her down because she kept running away in all the pictures.

The Kingdom of Heaven is Like an IR3 Visa

Daddy and babies waiting to go into court for the readoption hearing.
I love this boy!

I love this girl!

It's official: We are now the parents of Thaddeus Joel and Kambyri Senait Brady. Oh yeah, we already were but now the state of Arizona recognizes it!

Let me explain. When an adoptive parent travels to their child's birth country and physically sees the child prior to the adoption being finalized in court, the child will be issued an IR3 visa to come to America. That means when court is over, when the child is officially adopted, he or she will become an American citizen as soon as they step foot in America. Nothing else is necessary. The child will get a certificate of citizenship, they will get a birth certificate with their parents listed as their parents, they have full citizenship rights.
On the other hand, if the adoptive parents do not see a child before court in their birth country then they will come home on a IR4 visa. This means that it is necessary to readopt them in America. This is funny to me. Because I feel it is saying that since you did not see your child before they were legally yours that maybe you want to change your mind. How absurd!

God saw us before he adopted us and he adopted us anyway! We are forever sons and daughters of the God most high. We are already citizens in heaven. I praise God that He is not going to wait until we get there and then decide whether he wants to readopt us into His family and into His kingdom. Our eternity is sealed and our home is heaven! Thank you God for our IR3 Visa into your kingdom!

James 1:27 Project - Fundraising While Living Out Scripture

The beautiful face behind the James 1:27 Project, our precious Susi!

The Lord has given us a great inspiration for raising the money to bring Susi home. We are calling it the James 1:27 project. The concept is to have volunteers raise sponsorship to work one day on a widow's home. The widow gets significant home improvements and landscaping work done and we get funds for adoption expenses. Volunteers get to participate in fleshing out James 1:27 and caring for orphans and widows in their distress. It is a win-win for everyone. But especially our precious Susi who will be coming to her forever family. We are so excited about project. Our first one will be on December 11. Then we will have one in January and April. If you would like to volunteer for a James 1:27 Project please contact us.