Blessings

Hello Friends!  Much has happened since I wrote last.  This past weekend we visited Kansas City and Emerson had his first trip to the zoo!  I will post about that later.  But here are three big updates in our life:

One-- This sweet angel made her debut into our family.  Meet my beautiful niece Callie Ann Pierce.  It was actually a somewhat scary birth, with Callie being filled with blood, unable to breathe, and rushed to the NICU.  However, she was able to leave the hospital 2 days later, perfectly healthy.  She has been wonderful since and seems very laid back and content.  We are loving having another sweet baby around!  And we are very grateful for her life.  What a blessing she is. 

Two--  Our home is now officially open for foster care!  We could get a child any day!  We actually got our first phone call today, but it was for 2 kids and we really want to stick with one child while our family is in the transitioning and growing phase.  Sadly, when we take a child, I will only be able to share limited information on the blog as there are lots of confidentiality rules, which makes sense.  Please pray for us, that we will have an obvious nudging by the Holy Spirit about what child to accept.  And also pray for our (and Emerson's) transition into having another, older child in our home.  Pray that we can love them as God would like us to and that we will see them through His eyes.

Three--  We are now under contract for a house!  I am SO excited about this.  I will write more about it in a separate post, but it will be very suitable for our needs.  It is 5 minutes from Caleb's work and is in a great neighborhood near Gulley park.  My two favorite things are the wood burning fireplace and the giant backyard, which has 21 grown trees in it!  Eek!  We will be breaking out our rakes as soon as we move in, I'm sure. 

More to come about the house and the zoo with lots of pictures!