Can I Live?

Watch this music video. You will not regret the 4 minutes it takes.

Alana's Adoption Movie

A tradition of our family is to create a video of their birth (G-rated!). Ever since we started the adoption process I put a lot of thought into how exactly to produce a birth video since I would, most likely, not have footage of the birth mother being pregnant, nor would I have footage of our adopted child's first moments of life.

Well, we adopted last May 27th and life has been a blur since then. This past week I finally had the time in the evenings to stop and edit together a short, 4-minute video of the story of the adoption of Alana Michelle.

Here it is.



We are still in need of $2,000.00 to finalize Alana's adoption. Would you please consider a donation of any size? You can use the link to the right and donate securely through PayPal. Thank you so much!

We're Adopting! Please Pray!

We just received word yesterday of a precious baby girl born on May 20th who was in need of a family. After a whirlwind of phone calls and emails, we were placed in contact with the birth mother today at 11am. We were able to talk with her for a very long time on the phone and just fell in love with her (and she with us)! So what that means is that we are suddenly leaving for Shreveport, LA Tuesday morning to pick up our new baby girl. We will be arriving in Shreveport Wednesday morning to begin the paperwork process.

We covet your prayers as we travel during this very emotional time. Please pray that things will flow smoothly and the paperwork angels will bring their 'A' game. :) Also for the peace that passes understanding for everyone involved.

The baby's birth name is "Alana Michelle". We are in awe of the fact that the birth mother gave her such a perfect name since Alan is Paul's middle name and of course Michelle.

If you would like to be part of what God is doing please click the PayPal button at the top of the page and you can donate. Every little bit helps.

A priest, arrested at Notre Dame

A priest, arrested at Notre Dame. For the first time in the history of the university. I don't know the actual arrest charge. But it is probably along on the lines of, "your 'kind' is not wanted here."



This is sad and disgusting. My six-year-old summed it up best. She asked what "the old man" was doing, and I was in too much shock to actually answer. She figured it out toward the end. "Oh, they are being Jesus on the cross."

"No, Mr. President"

A powerful video. A stand for life.



"Jesus, I plead your blood over my sins and the sins of my nation. God, end abortion and send revival to America."

In Pain

Just 12 hours ago I was on cloud-9, excited about the rapid changes that were soon going to be happening in our family. We had been identified by a birth mother as the family she wanted for her baby. We were shocked and excited. We had heard about "the call" but now it had happened to us. The next day (last Friday) we sent a message back wanting to double-check that the birth mother was okay with the fact that we were pregnant. At 11am today the answer to our question came back: the birth mother had reconsidered.

She, upon reflecting on the due date, realized that they would be very close in age. This was something that we were actually excited about, but not something that she wanted to chose for her child.

So, now, I sit here, in shock. In shock that it hurts so much. A bit of whiplash from the sudden change of direction. Wondering 'what's God doing?' Feeling like I crashed into a brick wall at 400 miles per hour.

The only thing that I seem to be able to think is "I didn't know it would hurt this much." I'm surprised at how little time it takes to become attached to a person that I have never met. I think, maybe it's the idea of adoption, and not this child. Then I remember, I've been here before and I didn't feel like this.

But this one thing I know; I know that God is for me and not against me. That even though it feels like he is crushing me, that it His good pleasure to work into me the very things that I need. That I will run to Him rather than from Him. Even in the midst of the pain.

Seriously Awesome Video

This is a time-lapse video of the earth from geosyncronous orbit. Seriously awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDvaU-GyIYE