What a wonderful evening we had tonight.

You know when you have a time you enjoy so much that you wish it could stand still just for a few more hours...Just to savor the moment. I had that kind of night tonight. First of all,the weather here has been absolutely perfect...crisp,sunny,about 55 degrees. A glorious fall day! The leaves are beginning to fall,but some of the trees around are still blanketed with warm reds,vibrant golds,and crisp orange. Probably just a few more days or weeks and they will be bare.


We left our home in the late afternoon to take one of our children to a birthday party. My husband decided that while she was at the party,we would have dinner....just the two of us. Our oldest daughter babysat for us...yes,she is a dear! I love being with my children,but it is not very often that we get away,just the two of us....couples need that from time to time. Remember,one of the things I love about him is he likes to take me out to dinner...he proved that one true tonight. After a beautiful drive to the friend's house to drop off our daughter,he took me to a quaint little chef owned kind of restaurant...we have eaten there before,but only a few times. It is one of my favorites. We went right after it opened for dinner,so only a few other tables were being used. It was very quiet and private. We had wonderful food and conversation. It was one of those *I'm so glad I married this wonderful man and we have this precious time together* moments. Now,I have to tell you about the food...it was divine. We began our meal with crispy oysters served on sauteed spinach(love this)with brie cheese...sounds like a strange combination....it was DELICIOUS! Then we each had the soup of the day--shrimp bisque. Let me just tell you that this bisque was the most creamy,flavorful,perfect soup I have ever had. Even better than some we have tried at Destin. Then for our entrees...He had filet mignon with rice and sauteed veggies with some wonderful red pepper sauce. I had pistachio crusted tilapi with seasoned veggies and cornbread. It was so good! But,even better was our conversations---talking about the children and our dream of seeing our new daughter,Lydia. We talked about how happy we were to have our 4 children...and how 5 will be even better.


After a lovely dinner,we went shopping together....by ourselves...alone....to some of our favorite shops. I would have stopped at Starbucks for a decaf latte,but I was so full from dinner,that I actually turned down the offer from my husband. Can you believe it?

Then,it was time to pick up Abigail....and go home. It was perfect.

I will remember this evening as one of my favorites.

After we got home,we listened to today's Family Life broadcast. It was Steven Curtis Chapman and his daughter Emily speaking about their adoptions from China and how all that came to be. Their exciting story(which we have heard many times before) made us even more eager to get our daughter....but the process requires patience. We know God has that baby girl in His hands and His timing is perfect. It was encouraging to listen to it and hear how those little girls have blessed their lives. He also challenged all christians everywhere to look in their hearts to see if there is room for an orphan....so I have to ask all who are reading this....do you have room?


Just wanted to share one of our favorites: Go here to see precious babies from China. It is called *Some Babies Come By Planes*...go to children and families and you will see this title. It shows baby's referral pictures and then how they look 1-2 years later after they have been adopted. Please read the forward to it...it helps explain the situation in China.

Sorry this post is so long---I guess I had a lot to share.


Kim