Well, there really isn’t anything new to update. It has been a busy few weeks…

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting some people from the Watoto Children’s Choir. This is a choir of children from Uganda who are in the care of the Watoto Ministry. The concert was amazing (that is not even a strong enough word!). The energy, talent, and most awesome was the JOY of these children and adults it was astounding. My friend Amanda and I were in tears in oh about 30 seconds into the concert. Those of you who know me realize that I am not usually one to cry easily. The stories of these children (all orphans) were heartbreaking, but the joy and hope they feel through their relationship with Jesus was inspiring! So we had the pleasure of hosting (for one short evening) a married couple (Alex and Linda) and two sweet boys (Gideon and Emmanuel). It was such a pleasure to have them stay with us. Our only regret was that we did not have much time with them.

So that was on Thursday of last week, and then I had to get ready for a baby shower being held at my house on Saturday. I know that this seems like a crazy thing for someone who has gone through infertility to do. I really do subscribe to the theory that I have a lifetime free pass to get out of attending baby showers. However, this was an opportunity to be a part of a special moment in the life of one of my very dear friends. Alison has been such an essential member of my support system. I was honored that I could be a part of the shower. So my friend Megan (another crucial member of the KSSS-Kristin Support and Sanity System;-) and I kicked it into decorating mode. If you had seen my house at 8:00pm on Fri you would have thought we would have to hold the shower outside! However, by 12:30am on Saturday it looked awesome (if I do say so myself)! So the shower commenced. One of the best parts was seeing another member of the KSSS, Liesl! I must point out that Liesl did pretty much all of the planning for the shower. I just provided a location and some decorations. After the shower (which was a great success) Megan and I went to McDonalds and then just kind of chilled at my house for a while. With Eli (her 1 year old son) going from person to person looking for french fry sharing;-).

So all of these things are some of my excuses for not really even giving much thought and certainly no time and energy to the adoption. In reality I think it is mostly because I am still locked into the hopeless phase and am being very resistant to trusting God. So please pray, pray, pray!

-Kristin

P.S. Please take the time to check out the Watoto website. They are awesome!
www.watoto.com