Saturday, October 18, 2008

Stuckeys orchard




Today we had a great day at Stuckey's Orchard. We picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride, picked apples, and did a corn maze with knights and dragons :) A great Goins Day!



On adoption: Our home study is almost finished. We are excited to end this part of the "paper pregnancy".


Saturday, October 11, 2008

Home Study

Greetings all!

We had our homestudy yesterday. This was an almost 5 hour visit with a social worker.
She interviewed Diane and I together, as well as, separately. She also interviewed the kids. Ethan showed her his karate moves along with sound effects. Di and I think things went well.

The kids greeted her at the door and shook her hand and said "hello"! She said in all her years as a social worker she had never been greeted that way before.

The kids had their physicals this week and TB shots in case they go to Ukraine with us.

Hope all is well with your family!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Listen to Mark's teaching on caring for Orphan's

http://www.zionsvillefellowship.org/teaching/archives.shtml


This teaching is the introduction to Zionsville Fellowship's orphan ministry.

Garage Sale Total


We are so thankful for so many families who donated goods to help us raise over $4,000 towards adoption. We are so grateful and humbled by these wonderful gifts.

Help us Adopt and save Gas...


We had a Motorcycle graciously donated to us. Do you know someone who wants to buy it?

500 cc, 1989 in good working order. Let us know...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

In the Midst...

The days are busy.... We have completed one part of the homestudy and we have a longer, more intense day coming up soon where the social worker will interview Diane and me, and the kids.
I am teaching on 'orphans' this week at ZF and introducing the newly formed 'orphan ministry'.

This is our last weekend of soccer. We have had a great time but glad it is over. The kids have improved so much in the knowledge and ability to play well. Karis has scored 27 goals in 6 games (not that I am counting :)~ )

Homeschooling is going well. The Master's Study school our kids go to on Monday's is going well but it is a lot of work especially for Ethan, but the kids are truly excited about going to school.

On another front: If Sara Groves or Charlie Peacock are near you we strongly encourage you to support their tour and their ministry. Check out Sara's page:http://www.myspace.com/artmusicjustice


Check back later for more info on our adoption...