our journey begins...

an exciting journey awaits...a journey of faith, hope & love...a journey that will stretch us, our family & help us understand James 1:27 in a whole new light...a journey that will give a sister to our Haven....

For many years adoption has been on both of our hearts...even before the good Lord introduced Arlan and I to one another, the love for the fatherless has been in our lives.  Since getting married in 2006 we have researched & prayed through many countries, options & whether or not the timing was right to bring a little Miller into our home....

...and just this past April, we decided the timing was right.  We have begun the process of adopting a little Ugandan girl with Children of All Nations and hope to have her home by the end of next summer.

We have now just begin working on our dossier and hope to get that submitted sometime this summer. We are excited, apprehensive & trusting...your prayers & love mean so much to us and we will keep you updated through this blog.

trusting in Him...Arlan, Katie & Haven

grandma's coming!...and garage sale time!

While the above two subjects don't quite go hand-in-hand, they are going on the same post!

Today we await the arrival (at approx. 10am) of my Mom from Iowa...it's been about 6 months since her last visit and Haven is especially excited! We have great plans of shopping, the Peoria Zoo and time together...I'm especially excited she is spending Mother's Day here :)

On a different note, Mom will also get to help host my first garage sale!  While I usually am an avid attender of garage sales, I will now train my thoughts on hosting one...myself & another friend from Bloomington church (right down the street) decided to tag-team our sales together, so if you are in the area, stop on by!

301 Plumage Ct. - Th. 12-7; Fri. 9-2; Sat. 8-11 multifamily sale: girls clothes (18m-10/12) misses (S, 4/6), boys clothes (4-8), stroller, double stroller, toys, books, household, train table, pink bunk bed comforters

400 Plumage Ct. – Th. 12-7; Fri. 9-2; Sat. 8-11 multifamily sale: very  nice name brand clothes for family: GAP, Old Navy, BR, JCrew, Ralph, Gymboree, Tommy; girls (0-5), boys (0-5), women (M/L, 10/12), men (M/L, 30/32), toys, books, household, misc.; Sunsetter 10 X 12 motorized  retractable awning

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On the way to the library last week...

Friday's Funny - hugs!

This picture was taken this past January when G & G Miller served lunch at church but thought it was too cute not to post...unfortunately, the 3rd musketeer (aka Charlee) was sick that day.

NPL

We love the library...it's got great puzzles, a fun discovery area, Legos, fun nursery rhymes, Vegggie tales & Bible songs to check out and books, books, books!  Our tax $$$ is well worth it when it comes to our Normal Public Library :)   [I'm sure my mother-in-law is grinning from ear to ear!]

this is her new favorite spot...it's this cozy little fort/hut reading area with cute little chairs!

I caved....

Well, my dear blog readers...after eluding the enormous world that facebook has become, I finally caved and set up my account yesterday (sigh)...I'm excited yet apprehensive...what if no one wants to be my friend?  What if no one cares?  What if I won't like it? (sigh, sigh)

and then I remember...I probably won't post my minute by minute days but I will post lots of pictures and use my facebook account as a way to extend my blog...

and if I'm really honest with myself...I'll probably really like facebook because I like to think I'm "in the know" :)

For those of you wondering why it's taken this long for me to have an account...well, when my husband and I were both public school teachers, we just didn't want one...we didn't want to know what our student's were doing every weekend...ergh!  But now, since we are both out of education for the time being...here I come facebook world! 

PS-will you be my friend?  (hee-hee :)

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