I got a call from our social worker this morning.........
WE ARE OFFICIALLY LOGGED IN!
Our dossier has been processed and registered. We are now a logged in family, which means that the clock has started on our time as a WAITING family.
This is a MASSIVE milestone for us, and we are so, so excited! Baby girl, we are waiting for you and praying for you every single day.
AND this happened on Giving Tuesday, the one shopping day a year set aside for us to give spend our resources on causes that matter to us. So we are going to ask you again to consider joining with us on this journey by purchasing one of our mountain moving adoption shirts. These will make fabulous Christmas gifts for the ones you love, and each shirt gets us closer to our girl.
You guys have already ordered FIFTY! Y'all are incredible.
We are only selling shirts through THIS FRIDAY. Time is running out!
Click HERE to shop, shop, shop!
With love,
Baylor
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Where Going Morning?
There is a question that I get asked by my three year old several times each day:
"Where going morning?"
It's his way of asking what we are doing next, and he hits me with this question as soon as we finish ANY activity. He always wants to know what the next fun thing is. I'm a planner myself, so the question itself doesn't bug me. But the frequency. Oh, the frequency.
There is a part of me that wants to say, "Can't we just appreciate the thing we just did? Can't we just bask in the fun we just had?"
And that got me thinking.
Do I do the same thing to God?
He provides in some miraculous way, and I look up at the throne and impatiently ask, "What's next?"
Does He shake His head at my demands? Does He get tired of my selfishness?
A few weeks ago, our pastor taught on contentment. The sermon was focused on greed and the accumulation of wealth. That kind of greed isn't a major temptation for me, but CONTENTMENT. Oh, now that is something I struggle with. I am always on the lookout for the next experience, the next adventure.
I struggle with THANKFULNESS.
I struggle to look at what the Lord has done and bask in the graciousness of my Heavenly Father. Instead, I look ahead, wondering what's next. Sometimes, in my pursuit of relevance or life experience, I pass over all that the Lord has done. It's wretched of me. This God I serve has FAR surpassed any and all expectations I may have had for my life. And He has done so out of His deep, abiding love for me. He is a Father who LONGS to give good things to His children. AND HE IS GOD. The sovereign Lord over all creation knows and loves me. And you.
We need to be more thankful. I need to be more thankful. I need to show that thankfulness to the world. Because every single good thing I have ever had has come directly from this great God I serve.
And so my three year old convicted me this week.
The Lord used my sweet son to remind me that HE alone is enough. He is the Great Provider, and I need to give Him thanks.
With love,
Baylor
"Where going morning?"
It's his way of asking what we are doing next, and he hits me with this question as soon as we finish ANY activity. He always wants to know what the next fun thing is. I'm a planner myself, so the question itself doesn't bug me. But the frequency. Oh, the frequency.
There is a part of me that wants to say, "Can't we just appreciate the thing we just did? Can't we just bask in the fun we just had?"
And that got me thinking.
Do I do the same thing to God?
He provides in some miraculous way, and I look up at the throne and impatiently ask, "What's next?"
Does He shake His head at my demands? Does He get tired of my selfishness?
A few weeks ago, our pastor taught on contentment. The sermon was focused on greed and the accumulation of wealth. That kind of greed isn't a major temptation for me, but CONTENTMENT. Oh, now that is something I struggle with. I am always on the lookout for the next experience, the next adventure.
I struggle with THANKFULNESS.
I struggle to look at what the Lord has done and bask in the graciousness of my Heavenly Father. Instead, I look ahead, wondering what's next. Sometimes, in my pursuit of relevance or life experience, I pass over all that the Lord has done. It's wretched of me. This God I serve has FAR surpassed any and all expectations I may have had for my life. And He has done so out of His deep, abiding love for me. He is a Father who LONGS to give good things to His children. AND HE IS GOD. The sovereign Lord over all creation knows and loves me. And you.
We need to be more thankful. I need to be more thankful. I need to show that thankfulness to the world. Because every single good thing I have ever had has come directly from this great God I serve.
And so my three year old convicted me this week.
The Lord used my sweet son to remind me that HE alone is enough. He is the Great Provider, and I need to give Him thanks.
With love,
Baylor
Friday, November 17, 2017
Three Little Words
YOU GUYS! YOU GUYS! YOU GUYS!
I talked to our social worker today and she said the three little words I have been longing to hear for MONTHS:
DOSSIER TO CHINA!
Our family is DTC (dossier to China) as of TODAY! I could sob.
We have been working toward this for almost this entire year. Right now--RIGHT NOW--our papers are flying overseas, and once they are registered, we are officially waiting to be matched with our daughter.
OHMYSTARS.
We are so excited and so very humbled to see what the Lord has in store for this family in the coming months. Thank you so much for you love and prayer and support. We could not, COULD NOT, do this without you.
With love,
Baylor
**And we are still selling our new t-shirt designs. Click HERE to check them out and place an order. As of right now, we have sold 24 shirts, and our great big goal is 150. Shirts will ship in time for Christmas!
I talked to our social worker today and she said the three little words I have been longing to hear for MONTHS:
DOSSIER TO CHINA!
Our family is DTC (dossier to China) as of TODAY! I could sob.
We have been working toward this for almost this entire year. Right now--RIGHT NOW--our papers are flying overseas, and once they are registered, we are officially waiting to be matched with our daughter.
OHMYSTARS.
We are so excited and so very humbled to see what the Lord has in store for this family in the coming months. Thank you so much for you love and prayer and support. We could not, COULD NOT, do this without you.
With love,
Baylor
**And we are still selling our new t-shirt designs. Click HERE to check them out and place an order. As of right now, we have sold 24 shirts, and our great big goal is 150. Shirts will ship in time for Christmas!
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Mountain Mover
If you have been with us any amount of time, then you know that we have seen the Lord move MOUNTAINS for our family. Big, giant, huge mountains. Mountains that scared us, challenged us, humbled us. But each of these mountains have one thing in common: God has used them all to WOW us, to remind us of His sovereign power and endless grace.
And we have seen Him do the same this year as we have started down the road of international adoption again. Already, we find ourselves humbled by the work the Lord is doing in our family, for the chance to glorify His great name and point people to Him.
We are now at a critical point in our journey to bring our daughter home. All of our FINAL paperwork has been received by our adoption agency. It feels insane to even type that. Our social worker is reviewing everything this week, and early next week, our papers will fly to China, and we will officially be a waiting family.
I can't believe we are here again. Standing on the edge of something so huge. We're honored that the Lord has asked us to do this again, and we cannot wait to see what He has in store for our family. We know that whatever it is, God will continue to move mountains.
And as we prepare to enter this next phase, we are trying to think and plan ahead, to get ready for whatever might happen. So we are asking our family, faith family and community to partner with us once again, to join with us as we seek to follow this mountain moving God.
We are selling a BRAND NEW, mountain moving t-shirt design during the weeks leading into the holiday season. Check it out!
Each shirt will come with a beautiful, printed thank you note from our family, making them the perfect Christmas gift for everyone on your list this year. The shirts will be $25-$27(includes shipping) and are available in sizes small through XXL.
Our goal is to sell 150 shirts by December 1. Will you be a mountain mover and partner with us to help bring Baby Knott #3 home for good?
And we promise they will be delivered in time for Christmas.
Click the link below to shop away!
www.theknottsadopt.bigcartel.com
With love,
Baylor
And we have seen Him do the same this year as we have started down the road of international adoption again. Already, we find ourselves humbled by the work the Lord is doing in our family, for the chance to glorify His great name and point people to Him.
We are now at a critical point in our journey to bring our daughter home. All of our FINAL paperwork has been received by our adoption agency. It feels insane to even type that. Our social worker is reviewing everything this week, and early next week, our papers will fly to China, and we will officially be a waiting family.
I can't believe we are here again. Standing on the edge of something so huge. We're honored that the Lord has asked us to do this again, and we cannot wait to see what He has in store for our family. We know that whatever it is, God will continue to move mountains.
And as we prepare to enter this next phase, we are trying to think and plan ahead, to get ready for whatever might happen. So we are asking our family, faith family and community to partner with us once again, to join with us as we seek to follow this mountain moving God.
We are selling a BRAND NEW, mountain moving t-shirt design during the weeks leading into the holiday season. Check it out!
Tank top in Heather Deep Teal
Tank top in Maroon
Baseball tee in Grey and Emerald
Long sleeve tee in Dark Grey Heather
Long sleeve tee in Forest Heather
Crew neck tee in Heather Clay
Crew neck tee in Black
Our goal is to sell 150 shirts by December 1. Will you be a mountain mover and partner with us to help bring Baby Knott #3 home for good?
And we promise they will be delivered in time for Christmas.
Click the link below to shop away!
www.theknottsadopt.bigcartel.com
With love,
Baylor
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