I finally finished making my apron. It took a while as I was not in the sewing frame of mind for the last several weeks. I think I spent so much time sewing for each of the Hilary's Hope shows that I didn't want to sit down to the machine for a bit. But I am glad to finish the apron and it is reversible! It is pretty neat, found the pattern at this link. They have some other really neat patterns available as well.

I am working on photographing (or Jacob is) my remaining bags so I can post them on an Etsy site. Jacob signed me up for one, I hope it will be a good way to sell some things on the side. It seems presentation is quite important in the Etsy world, so I am glad Jacob is a decent photographer. We've really been blessed with how we've been able to raise some money for our adoption through Hilary's Hope.
Jacob spoke with our family coordinator this week about some financial things. Since Jacob is self-employed we do our taxes differently than other folk. I had some nightmares that we had finally made it to the top of the list, only to have to drop out! But our coordinator was very reassuring and helpful. During those days of not knowing what was going to happen I kept reading the Psalms. David always talks about waiting quietly on the Lord. My question I kept asking myself was, "how does one wait quietly on the Lord?" Each day that passed without hearing from our coordinator was about to drive me crazy...I kept telling myself to wait...and to have a quiet spirit too. Easy to type, hard to do!
He did tell her that we are prepared to continue waiting and that for the time we probably would not like to have a single child referral. We will see what the future holds! I am so grateful the Lord sees our children and knows where they are!
The Gibson family is off to Dubi and then Ethiopia to pick up their babe Zoie. There will be some other families traveling in the near future as well! I will post their links when they leave. I think the Gibson's will do a great job of posting, so enjoy!