Grand Champion

This weekend was full of awesomeness.  Saturday Dylan and I ran in the Chosen For Adoption race (we ran the half marathon....).  Last year this was the catalyst for our financial support for our adoption of Kayleigh and Michael, this year we got to run to support another team running for their adoption.  The race continues to grow in big chunks each year as more and more people come out to run to support adoptions :)  Super D and I had a lot of fun running, especially at the finish line as we saw K & M there for high fives as we finished the race.  How awesome God is in that last year they were in an orphanage, this year they are in our family!  We are so excited for all the families who raised teams and support this year and are praying for all of them as they prepare to bring their kids to their new homes.

Right after the race us men hustled back home to shower up for our karate club's Clash of the Titans karate tournament, as Michael was one of of the kids teams.  His team won Grand Champion of the kids tournament and he fought great as always!  It was special to see him with his friends and how much confidence he has now.  I can still vividly remember him at the orphanage, where he really didn't have friends and spent most of his time alone out in the woods, and how small he looked.  Now he is so happy and really nice kid, has his pack of friends, and is full of confidence!  I've always been so very thankful for having a son in Dylan, and am doubly blessed now with two awesome boys :)

Jodi and the girls went with friends to a festival at their church in San Antonio and they took Yana with them, who was one of the girls Kayleigh knew at the orphanage in Ukraine, and adopted by another family in our area.  Amazing that they are both 6000 miles (10,000 km for you metric peeps....) and are both rescued and so close together geographically!  I got to watch Kayleigh at dance class on Friday and she was having so much fun.  She is a beautiful young lady and we get along really well.  It's still funny to me that she has my family's quirky sense of humor, our car rides to and from dance are usually full of goofiness :)

We continue to enjoy the ride we're on!