Anybody that knows us knows that Tiffany has been taken care of this Blog and it is amazing. I am not only blessed with a very handsome little man but an incredible wife that puts God before all things and it shows. There is not enough time to spend writing about the love that God has given me for my beautiful bride. I truly am the luckiest husband on the face of the earth. I wanted to leave my mark on the blog by sharing what has been going on in my mind over the last few years, months, weeks and days. So Here we go...
My desire for a child started years ago when Tiffany and I lived in Shreveport. You see we had friends that lived next door that showed us what order the certian relationships we have are supposed to be in. How a relationship with God was first followed by your relationship with your spouse, then your children. I had bought in to the lie that your kids come first and I was afraid that a child would hurt our marriage. Oh how my neighbors lived such an amazing Godly example. I have learned how to go to the Bible for everything and Pray continually for God's direction. God has put special people in our lives just at the right time to help teach and show us many things. Sometimes the lessons where small and sometimes they felt enormous. Sometimes God used people that believed different then me to teach us and God's Word has many examples of that being the case. I could go on and on about the people God used to develop us over the past few years but I believe they all know who they are because we have told them (or tried too). The last big impact for preparing for this little man came from left field. You see a few weeks back my beloved pastor's daughter Jessica went to be with the Lord. As a daddy to be it was hard to wrap my mind around the fact that God can give us a blessing but he can also desire to have that same blessing with him. This was the first time I became afraid to have the blessing of a child. So I went to what was tried and true and that was God's Word. Here is what God shared with me... In Proverbs 3 it says to "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight" and Proverbs 4 says "For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all his paths". I have read these verses before but they never were as real as they are today. I have found that when I am on God's path it is not necessarily easy but straight. I realized at that moment that God had an incredible path ahead for us and Kaegan and I needed to have the courage to follow this path. We want you all to know that Kaegan is not ours but God's and we intend to raise him the way God expects us too. Like the journey to Kaegan we will need help and support from all of you with Kaegan. I can not express into words how God has blessed us with INCREDIBLE Family and Friends...Tiffany and I are speechless........
ThankYou all for Loving us the way God does...It makes the path a wonderful journey....
My prayer for Kaegan is that he will come to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior!!!!
My prayer for Tiffany and I is that God would continue to mold us into the parents He wants us to become.
Praise God for the people he has in our life....................
Kaegan and Kiyah
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Gotcha Day in detail
Sorry for the delay in the post. We have been spending the day with our son. YAY!!
Yesterday morning Marty and I woke up again at 3:00am. We have learned that it does not matter what time we go to sleep we are still going to wake up at 3:00am. Having woke up so early you can imagine the anxiety and anticipation that we had. When the breakfast buffet opened we of course went to eat. I did not eat too much because of my nerves. I did not want anything to disrupt the moments ahead.
We were scheduled to leave at 2:15 from the hotel. It has been a two year process and this day was finally here. However, those last few hours seemed like an eternity. Finally, 2:00 rolled around and we loaded up Kaegans back pack, grabbed a sippy cup full of juice and headed to the lobby. Emma was there waiting. We grabbed a taxi and drove to the Civil Affairs office.
The room was simple and a little bare. Marty, Emma and I were the only ones in the room. We of course arrived early so we had to wait. It also snowed last night so it took Kaegan a little longer to travel into town.
While waiting another couple arrived who were also adopting a boy from the same orphanage. Their names are Jimmy and Stephanie Pirkle. They are naming their son Maddox. We were all four talking and getting to know one another when the door to the room opened. A lady walked in and had two little boys follow behind. I noticed Kaegan right away. Emma looked at me and said that is your boy. I fell down to his level and began talking to him. It was an amazing moment that I will never forget. Marty and I are the luckiest people in the world to have been blessed with this precious gift.
As you can see in the previous video he was quite scared. Thankfully for me he did not cry. Atleast not verbally. Children in the orphanage are known to cry "silent tears". These are emotional tears that you cannot see. For Marty and I these tears have been the hardest part for us to deal with. Once we got back in the room and began to play with him his personality began to show. We were so excited to hear him laugh and see him smile. We were not expecting either one until the third day so to recieve that on day one was incredible.
Oh Yeah! He went potty!!! He is potty trained. All we did was take him to the toilet and sat him on it and he took care of business. This is very good for us considering we have no idea to ask him if needs to potty. Sign language/motions have come in handy.
It was now time for a bath. Well, the tears came out immediately. He did not like taking off his shirt for his bath. We preformed teamwork and had a quick successful bath. Marty grabbed him to dry him off and just held him until the tears stopped. We then dressed him and all was well.
It was great to finish out the night with our family and friends on the computer. Thanks to yahoo messenger they have been able to see us everyday. Each one got to witness us placing him down for his first nights rest. He did sleep the whole night thru. Marty placed him between us and we just stared at him both in tears praising God and thanking him for this precious gift.
We ended the evening in a family prayer and finally the song we have been waiting play. "Safe and Sound" by Matthew West. I posted it on the blog as well. We would love for you to listen to it.
We are so blessed to have each one of you in our lives. Words cannot express the joy that comes from your comments. We love and thank each one of you for being a part of this journey.
Yesterday morning Marty and I woke up again at 3:00am. We have learned that it does not matter what time we go to sleep we are still going to wake up at 3:00am. Having woke up so early you can imagine the anxiety and anticipation that we had. When the breakfast buffet opened we of course went to eat. I did not eat too much because of my nerves. I did not want anything to disrupt the moments ahead.
We were scheduled to leave at 2:15 from the hotel. It has been a two year process and this day was finally here. However, those last few hours seemed like an eternity. Finally, 2:00 rolled around and we loaded up Kaegans back pack, grabbed a sippy cup full of juice and headed to the lobby. Emma was there waiting. We grabbed a taxi and drove to the Civil Affairs office.
The room was simple and a little bare. Marty, Emma and I were the only ones in the room. We of course arrived early so we had to wait. It also snowed last night so it took Kaegan a little longer to travel into town.
While waiting another couple arrived who were also adopting a boy from the same orphanage. Their names are Jimmy and Stephanie Pirkle. They are naming their son Maddox. We were all four talking and getting to know one another when the door to the room opened. A lady walked in and had two little boys follow behind. I noticed Kaegan right away. Emma looked at me and said that is your boy. I fell down to his level and began talking to him. It was an amazing moment that I will never forget. Marty and I are the luckiest people in the world to have been blessed with this precious gift.
As you can see in the previous video he was quite scared. Thankfully for me he did not cry. Atleast not verbally. Children in the orphanage are known to cry "silent tears". These are emotional tears that you cannot see. For Marty and I these tears have been the hardest part for us to deal with. Once we got back in the room and began to play with him his personality began to show. We were so excited to hear him laugh and see him smile. We were not expecting either one until the third day so to recieve that on day one was incredible.
Oh Yeah! He went potty!!! He is potty trained. All we did was take him to the toilet and sat him on it and he took care of business. This is very good for us considering we have no idea to ask him if needs to potty. Sign language/motions have come in handy.
It was now time for a bath. Well, the tears came out immediately. He did not like taking off his shirt for his bath. We preformed teamwork and had a quick successful bath. Marty grabbed him to dry him off and just held him until the tears stopped. We then dressed him and all was well.
It was great to finish out the night with our family and friends on the computer. Thanks to yahoo messenger they have been able to see us everyday. Each one got to witness us placing him down for his first nights rest. He did sleep the whole night thru. Marty placed him between us and we just stared at him both in tears praising God and thanking him for this precious gift.
We ended the evening in a family prayer and finally the song we have been waiting play. "Safe and Sound" by Matthew West. I posted it on the blog as well. We would love for you to listen to it.
We are so blessed to have each one of you in our lives. Words cannot express the joy that comes from your comments. We love and thank each one of you for being a part of this journey.
Gotcha Day Pics!
Here are some pics from this amazing day. It is 3am and my boys are sleeping. I wanted to add pics for all the Kaegan Bloggers out there. I will post a play by play of yesterdays events soon.
I would like to introduce to you:
KAEGAN MICHIAH HE LIANG KENT
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