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Jaime and I are heading up to Illinois this evening. Well… actually we are flying into Indianapolis and then driving to Illinois.

So I am excited to see my Parents, Sister, Grandparents, Cousins, Uncles, and my Aunt. This is the one time of the year that I get to see everyone since I moved down to Florida. We will also be able to talk more about Adoption with everyone, so we are looking forward to the trip.

Hopefully I won’t gain the average 7 pounds that typical Americans gain over the holidays this year. My Mom has an Ellipitcal Machine that I will be able to use, so that will be good. (I may have to brush the dust off of it though… )

I will write back more after Turkey Day. Have a happy Thanksgiving and don’t forget to take a nice long walk after Turkey Dinner instead of falling onto the couch for the rest of the weekend.

Thank you Dad for serving. I look forward to seeing you this Thanksgiving!

My wife, Jaime, and I have discussed the idea of adopting a child from another country since before we were even married. But now we are exploring this idea in a non abstract way, and may be applying with an international adoption agency within the next month. The organization we are likely to work with is Holt International. Currently we are looking at adopting a child from either Thailand or Vietnam. I know this may be news for some of the people we know, but Jaime and I have been thinking about this for a long time. So I would like to ask everyone to be praying for Jaime and I as we pray through this decision. Our decision to adopt is not related to an inability to have children, but more out of a deep yearning in our hearts to bring a child that does not have a family into our home.

So, if it is the Lord’s will we may have a baby from a far away land within the next year to two years.