What a difference another year can make

I'll say it again...What a difference another year can make. Tony and I spent a wonderful day together celebrating our 27 anniversary of our 1st date! We made some business calls on customers, had our favorite pizza together, spent some time with my parents, chickened out on telling them about the twins...AGAIN! But it was a wonderful day none the less! And we are now thinking about how different it will be next year at this time! Which makes me a very happy woman...

When we returned home last night, I read the emails that came in during the day only to find that Reece's Rainbow will be in People Magazine in February!!! They were picked to be featured in the 'Heroes Among Us' section! That is SOOO exciting! I was approached just yesterday by a special ed teacher, here locally, who was interested in RR, so I told her about it. I will be purchasing business cards to hand out...it is much easier.

So last night in the car on the way home I told Tony that I was disappointed that we still haven't found a good time to tell our 'special secret' to my family yet, even last night. When we heard the news from Andrea's email that RR would be in Peoples Magazine, Tony said that will be the best way to break the ice on this conversation...so we are going to arm ourselves with both Paula's article in Woman's World magazine (Paula is Bella's mommy and Kevin's wife :D) of RR and the Peoples article and break it to my parents that we are attempting to make them grandparents of little ones again...sooo, can you say 'renewed excitement'? :)

Tony is starting to get nibbles on our new business, so that is looking up, as is the possibility that I should hear something in the near future about the census job...we downloaded all of our paperwork to start our application for the homestudy and other study paperwork and a book list for study. This is getting exciting again...

My prayers and hopes are that next year at this time Tony and I can renew our vows at 26 years with 'our girls' walking, with their brothers, down the isle to help us celebrate our marriage! We were thinking of renewing our vows this year, but those girls, or any of the children on RR, are an important part of who we are...so we are saving our money to bring them home!

Until next time...have a blessed day!

Frustrating News...But Still Not Bad...

Well, I received a letter in the mail about the billing clerk job, they couldn't use me and would keep my resume on file for 6 months. A little sad, but realizing that I have no car dealership experience and that someone else here will be able to feed their family. I couldn't be sad for myself after that. Thank God I have a mind the can reason things like that.

So, still waiting on the census bureau phone call. The pay would be great! Looking ahead with purpose...

Almost finished with commitment paperwork, just waiting for a way to come up with the fee. I have decided that we will pursue the ideas that I have. I have already started selling gumballs at Tony's work. So far it has brought in about 20 dollars, in a month and a half. At that rate we'll be able to bring them home by the time they are 20 years old! :)

We are going to look into a EIN number tomorrow to help legitimize us in others eyes. I think we are going to tell our immediate family sometime this week...pray for that! It could go either way.

We are also going through our papers for our homestudy. We are trying real hard to keep our chin up as we go through this time...I know that God has all the details worked out...just wish He'd let us know what those were :)

I am going to start selling something very special. I am calling them 'A Heart For Adoption' pins. Here is the picture:

They are hand beaded by me and hold a lot of meaning. I will be asking for a $10.00 donation for them. Please email if you are interested in having one. The entire amount will go to our promise fee. I am going to create a store front, or something like it, and go from there.

Well, I'm going to go start another heart and watch to Vikings beat New Orleans...Have a blessed night!

What an AMAZING Day!!! God has truly blessed many of Reece's Rainbow children with families including our own Prayer Angel, Sophia! She had someone step up and commit to bring her home!



Yes...truly God answers prayers!!! :) Yeah! Yay for Sophia and her new forever family!!! :)

Quick Update...

Well, I'm still waiting for a job. Census Bureau looks promising, but I won't hear anything for a few weeks. And I won't hear anything about the billing clerk for at least a week. So once again we are in a holding pattern...but that's okay! God knows when and we are waiting 'patiently', sometimes anyway...

But we have faithful friends praying for us, so we are able to handle it.

As far as us being the adoptive family to the 12 year old from the Philippines, we found out that our homestudy had expired, so we needed to start from scratch and needed to be done by Thursday, and that wasn't happening...so those doors and windows were slammed shut, which is what we really wanted to happen. Anytime we get a definitive answer is a great thing!

So our focus is totally on the twins again. It was so funny, but Tony was the one that just blurted that out right after we found out about our state homestudy. He said, "Then I guess that is God's way of saying we are to focus all our energy on getting the twins!" Just another sign that God has this planned.

We love them so much, just pray that we can get the fund-raising going or I get a job...

Well, I'm going to go watch 18 and counting, Michelle Duggar is an idol! Tony is scared! :P

New Prayers Tonight...

We have decided to respond to a request for a family for a 12 year old girl who needs a new family. We didn't think we'd hear anything, so we let it go, but apparently 6 pm isn't too late for a SW to contact anyone! We received an email from her worker at 6, and we placed a call.

We are praying that this will work out, and if it isn't meant to be that doors and windows will be slammed shut.

But don't worry...we totally haven't forgotten our twins! We are still full steam ahead. We just know the importance of family and how everyone needs one to love them unconditionally. We still are breathless waiting to bring those beauties in EE home to us!

I have a job interview and test for the 2010 Census Bureau on Wednesday and an interview at a dealership for a billing clerk on Thursday after Bible Study Fellowship. Please pray that one of those jobs comes available so that we can move ahead...God will provide for ALL of our prayers, we just need strong warriors on our side!

God Bless!

The Job Hunt Continues...

I have two leads for jobs that I am totally qualified for and are full time and will allow a quick promise/homestudy fee and then our other fees. Will also allow us to move soon and purchase a new car for when we bring the girls home. I will be sending my resume to one and calling the other for an interview on Monday.

We are also going to attemp to tell my parents soon (no we haven't worked up the nerve yet) about our adoption plans. Like I said before, we have told them about our adoption plans but that was for a domestic adoption and it was 5 years ago. We'll see...I really don't know what reaction to expect with an international adoption. EEK!

Please pray for our family, that God will open the doors soon for me to work temporarily outside of our home. I am so bored with cleaning house and watching tv...BORING. And that He will open my family's hearts to the opportunity we have staring us in the face. We are really excited for the day we can contact RR with our Promise fee!! :)

Hope you are having a great night!

Adding Our Condolences

On December 23, 2009, the Loux Family lost an amazing man, Christian husband and loving father. I cannot put into words how wonderful Derek is, so please visit the family blog. Click on the title of this blog and that is the link to their blog. What an amazing family, my heart is truly broken for them, not for Derek, because we know where he is, but for the family missing him.

God Bless them in their time of grieving.

And Waiting, And Waiting, And Waiting...

And looking forward to the day that we can bring our children home.

Tony went for the interview and let's just say it was a semi-waste of his time. But at least he knows what kind of job it is and that he really isn't missing anything. It would have been a serious cut in pay for about 2-4 months, and if we wanted to bring the girls home, that totally would have been a poor choice. He decided not to take it and he will just keep looking for the perfect opportunity. And at least he has a new suit for preaching, if he ever has the time or opportunity! :D

Speaking of opportunity, our son Cale and I shared a Christmas gift to Tony this Christmas...we pitched in and shared the cost of a Dealership Fee for AmsOil which is something that Tony has always wanted to do, but never seemed to have the money for it. Tony and I are now a Dealer/Distributor for AmsOil products...something to grow for our future! We're working on it girls, really we are!!! :D

We also didn't take that house either. They wanted 3,000.00 to move in...if we had that much money, we would have already paid the promise fee and homestudy! Twins first, housing after...that is what we are thinking at this point. Letting the country know that someone is serious about bringing them home.

I'm also starting to send out resumes again. So we'll see if I can get a reliable job to help with financing this adoption, as it seems that others are having a difficult time getting grants because the money just isn't there. I really don't want to have others totally fund this adoption journey, not when there are so many other children needing homes, and only so many other families willing and able.

Oh, and Tony has already begun thinking about bringing home a little boy with DS after we get the girls settled...well, what do you think of that??? God Is Great!!! All The Time!!!!

Wishing Everyone A Very Happy New Year!

Well, here it is a brand new year and things seem to be moving along for us.

Tony had a very successful interview last Tuesday and was called back for an 'all day 2 part' interview this Tuesday. He is pretty excited as it will be a job change for him, (marketing with tons of customer service experience) but in a great way! It also includes a raise, small, but every little bit helps!

I also went and checked out a 4 BR house for rent that is 50 a month more than what we are paying now, and it is like a palace. I would love to rent it, but they may put it on the market in a year or two which we are looking for a place that we will be in for a while after adopting, just to make sure they are well adjusted before we move them again.

Our other dilemma is that if we move, we will have to use the money that we will have mid month this month, which means we may not be able to commit to the girls this month. So I am now praying for God's guidance in this decision. We can commit now and move when we find just the right place or we can do what we always seem to do...jump at the first apt/home that comes along and wait to commit!

My heart is screaming COMMIT! My mind is telling me to wait on the Lord! Please pray for us and this decision. We may know by tonight...this should be interesting....

Boy It Has Been A Long Time In Coming...Merry Christmas!

I had hoped to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and an even Happier New Year...but we have spotty internet, so I don't always get to blog...at least not in the last few weeks! But enough with the whining already...

We have already started looking for a new place to live. We have begun filling out our adoption paperwork and also found that there really in not a requirement for how close a sex offender can live to you...which shocked us and our SW! But Tony and I don't feel safe with an offender so close (and the fact that it just isn't safe or healthy here), so we are opting to leave here and live elsewhere, where the girls will be safe, but even though we are moving because of that, I think I may be a 'helicopter' mom, at least for the first 20 years they are here!

Tony is still struggling with his job, I know, I know...at least he has one, but with so much drama and stress, to what end? So any prayers will be extremely appreciated. He is really struggling with the hours and his RM's morals, or should I say 'lack of' morals. He also doesn't want to be a part time dad, even our boys had him more than the normal child and we don't want the girls to lack that part of him...he is too good a dad for that...

We also need to find a time to sit down and tell my parents about the girls. They know from the car magnets that we are advocating for Reece's Rainbow, but we haven't found the right time to tell them about our magnificent plans to adopt out of country! Please pray for that too!

So in looking back over the last 6 months, Andrea was right, take your time and work at it, it may not happen as quick as 'we' wanted...God knows best, and His time is really what matters!

We have already grown to love these girls and just can't wait to bring them home. So our true prayer and hope is that we can go and bring them home before next Christmas to enjoy a real home with real parents and lots of love!

We are praying to be able to secure our commitment fee before their next birthday, February 27, 2010. I can't think of a better birthday present for them!!! Please pray with us for this gift!

Hope everyone of you has a God Blessed New Year!

Happy Belated Thanksgiving...

We had a great Thanksgiving, our first back in New England. It was great visiting with friends and family.

We are thankful for everything that God has given to us this year and we are looking forward to what He has in store for us in 2010. We hope that we will be bigger by two at this time next year...

We are starting our paper work for our home study and getting prepared for the following year! :)

We pray everyone else had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends, and that God blesses you richly in the coming year!

You know...I'm such a sap....

When it comes to twins. We have twins in the family and it skips a generation or two. Well neither my sister nor myself had twins, much to my dismay. But there are sets of twins that need homes, and then there are those who were twins and separated. That makes me sad.

Well a month or so after seeing the twins that grabbed my heart, my eyes laid on another beautiful twin girl, separated at birth by mom. She kept the one girl that was 'healthy' and left this beautiful girl, Lilya, who has just as much potential to grow up and make something of herself.

Once again, that made me very Thankful to God that I live in a country where I can choose life for my child and shortly be able to bring more children to love into my home.

Today I am Thankful that Lilya, whom I fell in love with along with my twins, is going home!!! Her forever family has found her and stepped forward to bring her home! Sweet Lilya has a Family!!!!

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We Have Been Rather Silent, But...

Thankful. God has been amazing to us. We have been blessed with much. Blessed with; finding Reece's Rainbow, a desire to adopt, the insight as to why things are not working out at this time, a network of medical support when we bring the girls home, but most important is our strong and enduring love for one another.

Recently I lost two wonderful aunts, both of whom would have supported this adoption process totally. One was here in CT and was a very Godly woman, never judged anyone but loved everyone unconditionally. She worked with all kinds of children throughout the school system. She is missed.

The other aunt was someone I truly looked up to while growing up. In fact, I took her name when I was confirmed in the catholic church. Once again she never judged anyone but loved everyone she met. I pray we will see her in heaven one day.

Tony showed his love for me this weekend because one funeral was in VT. Tony works between 60-70 hours a week and usually has one day off a week. He chose to take off this past Saturday, rented a car for the weekend and drove around 500 miles round trip just so I could say good-bye. I call that sacrifice, but that is something that he does on a regular basis...and causes me to feel like the luckiest girl in the world!

We also spent his entire surprise afternoon off today shopping for Thanksgiving Day dinner. He will also spend most of the day on Thursday cooking Thanksgiving dinner...because he loves me.

We consistently spend our free time together, and we don't usually get sick of spending time together...yes, sickeningly sweet, I know and I'm sorry :) I did marry my best friend!

If you are on FaceBook and are a friend of mine, you noticed recently that a status update of mine said 'loves her husband so much and thinks he is the most amazing man.' Well that is the truth, he is amazingly selfless and our twins will be so lucky to have a daddy like him! We are a very blessed couple, our love is strong and enduring! I am truly blessed and VERY Thankful!

God Bless you on this Thanksgiving Day!

A Little Late...

But Oskar is HOME!!! We are rejoicing with his new forever family!!! :)

Wow...What A Big Day For Reece's Rainbow!!!

I have had a spotty internet connection over the past couple of weeks, so logging on and posting to my blog have not happened as much as I had hoped. But...

Today RR has had several families step up and commit to our angels! One angel is Lilya. I fell in love with her shortly after the twins because she is a twin! Her mom kept her sister and gave her up! I can't even imagine. So Tony and I had decided that after we adopt the twins, if Lilya was still available we were going back for her!!! Well WE DON'T HAVE TO!!! I am so excited for her and her new family! Then there is Timosha...he has a family now too!!!

Several of the children now have very large grants, which will make it easier for someone to commit to them! For a Friday the 13th, today was a very UN-superstitious day and very LUCKY for several of our Angels!!!

Our Savior He can move the mountains...He is Mighty to Save!!! Thank You Lord!

Another Forever Family Together!!!

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Once again I am blessed beyond measure as we welcome 2 more children without families into their forever family! What a blessed holiday season the Watson's will have this year!!! God isn't just Good...He is GREAT!!! Blessings to your family!

Well God Really Is In The Details, And If You Don't Believe Me...

We have been following Reece's Rainbow off and on since June of 2006. I joined again in June of this year and fell in love with the twins. We have often questioned why many things have not fallen into place in these past four months. There has been everything from not being able to find a job to having a terrible landlord to just plain having trouble with financing.

I have had a difficult time finding a job even though I am qualified to do many things. The economy stinks so we have had a difficult time with everything that affects that, employment, bills, food... I have also been hit with the worst allergy season I have had in a long time, so I have been sick lately. We also have a slumlord that hoards chemicals and everything that harms the environment, can't seem to follow the law in regards to safety, and has also tried to hit my son's car while he is in it but we aren't around as witnesses. You could say that satan is having a grand time playing at our house.

When my son Austin came home the other night he informed us that he and his girlfriend Virginia, at the urging of Virginia's mom, checked out the sex offender registry and apparently we have a sex offender living upstairs from us in this house!

We had our informational meeting with our social worker on August 6th and found out that he was convicted on August 13th 2009, just a week from the day of our meeting! If we had gone forward and everything else had been great, we would have been rejected for a having a sex offender living here!

IS GOD'S TIMING PERFECT OR WHAT!!! We could have spent this whole time, all our money and resources and all and for what? I have said from the beginning that it is Gods time not our own, and here is the proof!

What an Awesome God!!!

So Much Excitement!

We just found out that our coffee fundraiser with Just Love Coffee is open. Here is the link if you're interested in ordering some.

http://www.justlovecoffee.com/TheStancilFamily

This fundraiser will help us with the initial promise/commitment fee for the girls as well as our homestudy fee! Yes, a WHOLE lot of excitement!

The other exciting thing is that I had a fabulous weekend at the Education Convention. And it seems that Cindy is willing to have me help her on occasion with her conventions and instead of paying me, she will pay me in curriculum that will be suitable for homeschooling the girls! Now THAT is exciting too!!!

Have a Blessed Fall Day!!!!

Well...Here I Am Again...

Yes, sitting in front of my computer on Facebook and blogging. I am still battling some type of virus that has a cough, I guess it's almost time to see the doctor. :(

I am very excited though, this weekend I am going away to help a friend of mine with her education business. She does shows and home school conferences to show her materials. She has games and programs for special needs learning and I get to try and play with them first hand. It is in one of my favorite states in New England, New Hampshire! It promises to be a great weekend and being with Cindy, in NH and learning about teaching tools for the twins...I can't think of a more exciting time!

You can visit Cindy's website and see some of her school materials, and it can be useful for home school or extra learning at home. Her link is under the twins and their clock. I am really looking forward to learning about her materials and how it will help me to communicate and teach my special needs children in the future!

Have a fabulous weekend!
God Bless!

This Is A Great Article

This is exactly where we are in our thinking. And it made me want to bring home even more than our beautiful twins! Now where is that job and where is that promise fee.... :)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2364784/posts

Happy reading!