tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13307571156435112552024-02-21T03:08:00.468-06:00Lily's PrayerOur Journey...The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-23404479925439596242013-12-12T20:03:00.001-06:002013-12-12T20:03:45.474-06:00Are you praying about adoption?I'm sitting on the sofa typing this post and when I look up I can see my son. He's watching a television show and laughing. He loves to laugh and sadly he likes television way more than we want him to. I cannot believe it has been 3 years since he officially became our son. He is all boy, a 7 year old ball of energy and has more questions than any human being who ever lived. He is a question asking machine, he can fire question after question without taking a breath. Our lives are so full of joy and love because of the blessing God gave us in our son. <br />
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If you are praying about adoption, please continue to seek God's will. Don't be afraid to say Yes to giving a child a forever family. Adoption will change your life, it will rock your world and it will be worth it!<br />
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David<br />
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<br />The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-17664204408123787722011-11-16T19:06:00.007-06:002011-11-16T20:25:10.750-06:00Meetcha and Adoption Day AnniversaryThis week marks the one year anniversary that we traveled our first trip to Ethiopia to meet our son for the first time. We can not believe how fast this past year has went. To relive those moments of us first meeting Jadon you can read <a href="http://lilysprayer.blogspot.com/2010/11/henok-is-yours-these-are-best-words-we.html">here</a>. Today as I was sitting in the school cafeteria eating Thanksgiving Lunch with Jadon (he was dressed like an Indian) I couldn't help but reflect on a year ago this week remembering where he was and what kind of life he would have had if we had said No. I am so humbled by God's grace and blessings through our journey. Jadon is such a blessing to our family. He has been an all-star kid the past ten months of adjusting to a whole new life. Thursday, 11-17 is our Meetcha day anniversary and then Saturday, 11-19 is our Adoption Day anniversary. We will celebrate our Gotcha day on 01-03. We are looking forward to celebrating our first Thanksgiving Holiday with him next week. He has the cutest impression of a turkey gobbling! There are lots of thoughts to process and I will share those at a later time when I have a litte more time to type them out. For now...enjoy our adoption journey video.<div><br /></div><div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32062385?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1" width="398" height="264" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-69910385039956637622011-07-31T19:47:00.005-05:002011-07-31T21:49:39.589-05:00New purpose for the blog!First, let us say thank you to all of you for reading our blog. Our journey to our little guy has been a blessing and we have enjoyed sharing this journey with you all. Our prayer for our blog has been that through sharing our journey others will be encouraged to take the next step of adoption no matter where they are in the process.<br /><br /><br />Recently we have not been sharing much on the blog about our son and our family. We have held back on sharing a lot out of adjusting to life with our new addition and mostly out of respect for our sons privacy. Our conviction for not sharing more on his new life in America is simply we feel that from this point on his life is his story to share. We will still post proud moments that any parent would post. We will still post things about our journey of adoption, things that we struggled with, celebrated, experiences of the power of our awesome God.<br /><br /><br />We believe we have been called to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves, the orphans. We believe our blog should be used to promote adoption, orphan care and support for those in the process of adoption or thinking about adoption. Our blog should be a voice for those who need a voice.<br /><br /><br />Lily's Prayer has been answered with a little brother of her own, an orphan with a forever family, but she doesn't stop praying and neither do we.<br /><br /><br />The Scott FamilyThe Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-66513698400407401432011-05-21T07:30:00.013-05:002011-05-21T10:34:44.009-05:00Bonding Finally!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsFgl6SUGrA2jKEb66pYJ0z2Xvc8fF4uTo2vVpyyKAtFYlFDYHLJAic4paQ73il5dUC7iLKk0i61yblnojDBPdjSUonS9-pmxa-EMYD5K_S27zHVX79dCpm6dBheaqbOEdtrIP6JCA4U/s1600/004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609168215445704018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsFgl6SUGrA2jKEb66pYJ0z2Xvc8fF4uTo2vVpyyKAtFYlFDYHLJAic4paQ73il5dUC7iLKk0i61yblnojDBPdjSUonS9-pmxa-EMYD5K_S27zHVX79dCpm6dBheaqbOEdtrIP6JCA4U/s320/004.jpg" /></a> All through out the adoption process David and I both knew it was likely there would be some bonding/attachment issues with adopting any age child but especially with an older child. I will be totally honest... I thought for SURE I would be the parent Jadon would attach to the most because boys are suppose to love their mommas and be momma's boys ...right?? Well, quickly after the first full day with Jadon in our custody while still in Ethiopia I found out things were not going to be as I had imagined they would be. It was Daddy, Daddy, Daddy all the time! I would sometimes get so excited when I would hear Jadon say "Mommy" to only turn around and realize he was talking to one of the sweet Ethiopian Mommys around. Jadon would call ANY and ALL females Mommy whether Ethiopian or not! This was hard to swallow. I had waited ELEVEN years to hear a sweet little one call me Mommy again and reach up to be picked up and cuddled but this wasn't happening. In fact, David had to STRONGLY encourage that he let me play with him at times. Now when it came to bathing, dressing and meal time Jadon had no problem with me doing things for him but it was only in a "Nanny Care taker" way.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>This was emotionally hard to swalllow but I knew I had to continue to trust in God to continue to carry me through this journey. It was a very clear reminder the adoption journey didn't end as soon as we arrived home to Tennessee. I did begin to feel some pressure because I had only six weeks to bond with Jadon before returning back to work. The first two included David and Lily being with us so technically I had only 4 weeks to bond with no competition. We would have some good days and a lot of not so good days. There was a huge language barrier obviously during this time too. Jadon could really be stubborn and completely shutdown if he didn't want to do something, especially when it was time to ride in his car seat!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>I had a few meltdown days myself at night because it seemed no matter how hard I tried or how hard I attempted to nurture him, play with him, give him special treats, etc the love was not returned. I remember one evening after meeting with our small group that God just gave me this sense of peace about my relationship with Jadon. He brought to mind my relationship with HIM. When I was adopted by my Heavenly Father I was older than the norm and I didn't exactly know how to receive HIS love and how to bond with HIM. For years God had blessed me in so manys that I did not deserve but HE always continued to love me through it. It was actually about nine to ten years after my adoption that I came around to know and love my heavenly father and understand what it was to truly have a relationship with HIM. Of course I didn't want it to take that long for Jadon to love me back but I was ready to wait however long it would take.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Finally just six weeks ago which was about three months after being home with Jadon there was a break through! I will never forget the FIRST true hug I got from Jadon with NO prompting! This hug was so different than any other. He used to not hug back. He didn't know how to embrass and receive hugs when he first came home with us. One afternoon I was standing near Jadon about to walk out to another room and he just ran over to me throwing his arms around my legs to hug me and then reached up for me to pick him up! Oh my the tears were streaming! I was so excited to reach this milestone. And just like someone had flipped a switch I was getting hugs all the time after this point! Something had finally clicked and this little guy loved his new and forever mommy! During this time he also began speaking English better and understanding better. I was able to talk with him about all the "mommys" who had cared for him in Ethiopia over the last three years of his life and then explain that I was his special mommy because I was now his only mommy forever. I remember in this conversation he told me I was his special mommy because I was his friend. My heart melted like butter! </div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>This part of our journey has really opened my eyes to how important it is to have communication in a relationship especially with my relationship with God. Jadon was able to bond with his daddy through play communication but all he knew about me was that I was going to make him do things he didn't want to do like brush his teeth, and ride in his car seat that he hated! He didn't understand that I was doing those things because I loved him and that I was his special mommy. Our relationship has grown by leaps and bounds over the last six weeks. For the past two weeks I have finally been able to hold him and cuddle with him while rocking him to sleep. He is finally able to openly receive the love and nurturing he has missed out on for so long. These are such sweet and tender moments for us.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Now granted Jadon still stays two steps behind his daddy but he makes room for mommy now too! As I was writing this blog my sweet little boy woke up and came straight to me to give me big hugs to start his day! I am so blessed to be on this journey!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-79672389986121263262011-05-14T08:44:00.004-05:002011-05-14T09:27:44.045-05:00Bad TonsilsWhen we received the referral for our little guy in June of last year, we were told that he had chronic tonsilitis. They would give him rounds and rounds of antibiotics and those tonsils would just continue to give Jadon fits. We knew we could get him to a good doctor to get that taken care of as soon as we could get him home. To us it was a minor illness that could easily be taken care of here in the U.S. but we were not the ones living with it. As more time went by and we would receive updates on him the tonsils were still hurting him. When we met Jadon in November his tonsils were very swollen, poor little guy. It broke our hearts having to leave him behind when we left Ethiopia, but it hurt worse knowing that he was in need of medical care. Don't get us wrong our agency has a wonderful nurse at the transition home and she took really good care of him, but we knew that he needed those tonsils out.<br /><br />The first night Jadon stayed with us we were amazed at the snoring ability of this little guy. He snored like a grown man. His tonsils were so swollen they were almost touching but Jadon sure didn't act like they hurt him. We had already scheduled a doctors visit for him before we left to pick him up. Four days after coming home he was at the doctor, Jadon was a healthy young boy with the exception of those tonsils. The doctor scheduled a visit to the ENT right away.<br /><br />Two months later after a super strong round of antibiotics and a delayed surgery schedule Jadon had those Bad Mean Tonsils taken out.<br /><br /><p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606573875911061602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Qv1jj_7U6OKtAfKtwk35BLw8sm3RnW7I0kEh6gz9b951mHFjx51zQjQ6cBGX61j7OSzIgbbF16afwUxrdgvbES0I3N2mGx9ySI69ly4Mn1WwLVk34LKGrVlTCeorU5i9g7RNc069zl0/s320/Jman+1.jpg" /><br />Recovery was rough, but the snoring was gone right away and the tossing & turning in his sleep has stopped. Now 2 months after surgery no sore throats, he is gaining weight and has a lot more energy. The procedure was easy, the recovery was rough, but the results are great. We now have a healthy young, growing boy! </p><br /><p><br />David</p>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-82423241152989402412011-04-10T21:43:00.003-05:002011-04-10T22:12:40.647-05:00First 3 months...Wow, it has been 3 months since we brought our little ball of energy home. Our lives have changed so much in these months and our awesome boy is growing so fast. I now have a shadow that follows me everywhere I go, he says daddy about a zillion times a day. I wouldn't change it for anything, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jadon</span> brings so much joy to my life. I am one blessed man, God surely blessed me with 2 wonderful children and I am so grateful to Him. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jadon's</span> sentences now are almost all <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">English</span> with the occasional <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Amharic</span> word here or there. It is kinda sad that he is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">forgetting</span> his original language but we knew it would happen. <br /><div align="center"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jadon</span> do it.--- I'll do it </div><br /><div align="center">Sleepy stand up--- Tomorrow</div><br /><div align="center">You finished--- I'm finished </div>I love this little boy and proud to be his Daddy! DavidThe Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-7593602482276481452011-03-12T13:28:00.012-06:002011-03-12T14:52:45.895-06:00Airport FunThe Bole International Airport was almost empty when we arrived. We said our good-bye to our driver and made our way into the building. We were told to be at the airport by 6:30 pm for a flight leaving at 10:15 pm, yep 3 hours and 45 minutes early.<br /><br />When we made it through all the check in points and found a seat to wait. We re-united with the others that were adopting from our agency and Jadon had his friends to play with while we waited.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583291205361354978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSX-UFk9b448ZR9ggWhzXA8qbhHnndX1Sso2ysGuBF9kynsrS_0U0a3sZTODVT5dc8n8DixsGxIXEgApkEj81Lu_3GKTDtYz1jtJrLyW1aVvAWNyATzLCvnUPVlfOsrW1lTb2Or4roEw/s320/SAM_0652.JPG" /> Now in the Ethiopian airport you will go through an additional check as you enter the gate for your flight. Previous experience helped in this area, once you enter your gate you cannot leave and there are no restrooms inside the gate. Travelling with a pre-teen and a 4 year old it would not be good to be early in the gate. So we held off as long as possible and it was a good thing we did. Our flight was delayed 2 hours, so yes we were inside the gate for about 3 hours total. Fortunately no one had to go, if you know what I mean.<br /><br /><br />It was an absolute joy to watch Jadon and his friends as they had an absolute great time talking about the plane. One of his friends had flown from his orphanage to Addis Ababa and he was telling the other 2 all about it. It was hard to understand the exact words they were talking about but one thing I do know is they were discussing how the plane has toilets. It was so cute to see them get so excited about the plane and the bathrooms. As the time came to get on the plane the excitement grew and these children were ready to go to America.<br /><br /><br />Jadon's excitement was priceless to see his little face light up as we boarded the plane. His excitement was huge in helping him stay awake for an additional 2-3 hours after we took off. Basically he stayed awake until about 3-4AM ET time which was so good because he then slept for the next ten hours making the plane ride home so much easier than we had expected. It also helped him switch to our time zone easier too (9hours difference). Our total first flight home was about 16hours. We then had a few hours in Dc before we flew to Cincinnati and then HOME to Nashville. Jadon was amazed by the airplanes. He loved getting to sit next to the window both times on the short flights. He would constantly point at the window and say "America??" with the biggest smile.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583297302994350850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNteHJJgQ-WAPTNr5uEz6FuDTmiLrw6cAsZlX3SFxygEUMrcKccGjWd_O5CnUB6ZUiuabcIu-ew6zqaJJuWOnTugP_PFEK6Z7e6JJYoYGWtZogCezHTyEjhE3xf3fhHzdYNxEv8NcljA/s320/SAM_0658.JPG" /><br />Arriving in Nashville was the most exciting thing for us! We couldn't wait to see our friends and family waiting for our special homecoming moment. This was the moment we all had dreamed about for months. Even though we had had custody of Jadon for over a week, it was this moment that seemed to make it official. We had a huge crowd of people waiting for us to welcome Jadon to his new home with his forever family. We were also blessed by a sweet lady that worked at one of the restaurants who was from Ethiopia and could speak Amharic. She came out to meet Jadon and was able to talk with him in his native language. This was a huge comfort for Jadon after traveling for so long. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583296027911338786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVqGfhIWTXyiHuwOt4nvvHKDhQzvGc4zBKQVEEjNiB5QJEW9VshHOqXF1fjSP_XauSD0GvThdgz3uYqyyXaoYqj6iGuB4GV104BY9__XQuWyMpkJeMMWQDW7Qux6gNYplqZEYGQm9cgk/s320/Welcome+Home+Jadon.bmp" /><br /><br />Jadon was a total rock star coming out of the airport! It was such a sweet ride home in our car headed to our home as a new family of four! Jadon was so excited about his new room and bed that first night at home!<br /><br /><br />As you can imagine, many joyful tears were flowing that night after tucking him in the his new bed and just standing there in amazement of the work God had done in our lives to bring us this precious boy we now call Son!The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-13565804586385486332011-03-11T23:46:00.006-06:002011-03-12T13:14:07.273-06:00Christmas in Ethiopia!We had prayed that we would have our son home by Christmas and we did, sorta. Cindy said for months, "I believe we will be together as a family by Christmas". I believed as well but Cindy's faith was much stronger than mine on this issue.<br /><br />We thought for sure that we would be in Ethiopia the week of Christmas and we were, sorta. We were praying for an embassy date of December 23rd which meant we would be together as a family by Christmas in our eyes. After our first trip to Ethiopia we thought for sure we would be back in 4 short weeks. As the days turned to weeks with no word about a confirmed embassy date we were losing hope of being together by Christmas.<br /><br />December 25th, we celebrated the birth of our Savior and praised the Lord for His love for us but our hearts were hurting as our family was not complete without our little guy being with us. We knew God was in control but we still missed our son. Our prayer to be together for Christmas wasn't answered........or so we thought!<br /><br />We received our confirmed embassy date the week after Christmas, January 6th was the date. We were so excited to have a date, a date that meant we were going to get our son. God had something more in store for us as well. The flight dates put us leaving on January 1st and returning January 8th. That meant we would be united with our son on Jan. 3rd, it also meant we would be in Ethiopia at Christmas! Ethiopia celebrates Christmas on January 7th. Our prayer had been answered as we were together as a family by Christmas, just not the date we wanted. God's timing is perfect, His will is perfect, He knows what is best for us better than we do.<br /><br />We had a wonderful time at a Christmas party at our agency's transition home. We ate together, the children sang Christmas carols in Amharic, we got to hear a Pastor preach in Amharic, had birthday cake for Jesus, had a coffee ceremony and had a great time of fellowship with the staff and other adoptive families there. Wow, what an Awesome God we serve!<br /><br />We went to the airport on Christmas day there, the streets were so quiet, the airport parking lot was almost completely empty, a far cry from the hustle and bustle we experienced on the first trip.The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-67465751447067005122011-02-23T21:30:00.010-06:002011-03-08T20:12:48.968-06:00Bringing Jadon Home<div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577094869474158290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFGrM3k-cw_fRoHyhLqFpdDCLYXEMOSAM_LtKR-IemIIkmQzLxmnqQx0hu7xtrRPuTNEhgAZfJ8LT3UXZW5L_qNF3mSn1VDmzSNuIrfcpef2pncF1bJKQuoroNhnl5rWMawzMnW7MCBk/s320/SAM_0415.JPG" /><br /><div><div>Our journey to bring Jadon home began Saturday, January 1, 2011. What a way to begin the new year. After an overnight lay over in D.C. we officially left the states on January 2 for our ultimate destination Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. After a long Twelve hour flight we arrived in Addis, Ababa around 10AM (ET) (1AM TN), Monday, January 3. Yes, we were exhausted but overjoyed to be back in Ethiopia where Jadon was patiently waiting for his mommy and daddy to come back for him. Also, we had a huge surprise for him that we had brought his big sister, Lily with us! Lily did fantastic on the trip. She really was such a trooper for this being her first experience flying ever and on such a long trip. We made our way through all the check points and looked out into the "sea of faces" to see our drivers big smiling face waiting to greet us. This was such a blessing after the long journey! We headed to the House of Hope Guest House to unpack, eat lunch and rest for a couple of hours before we would go to pick up Jadon.</div><br /><div></div><div>After lunch and a short nap it was the time we had been longing for, time to pick up our adorable little man Jadon. It had been 44 days since we held him in our arms, 44 of the longest days of our lives. The time waiting between travel dates seemed like an eternity, but Jan. 3rd was the day to have him with us forever! When we arrived to pick him up he was in his room and we went to the waiting room where we had spent so much time with him on the first trip. The driver went to get him and brought him to us. We were so excited when he rounded the corner and came right to us. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0PfYCvPV4G2KxJmT9abyjW2gR08z1AbTXimjHXCWG8-7tq24cPm53zyOZE0Q0Ez5yZp24tBdjToB0qbsvoPCaLKxQrM7tM7Nzy-ivSUGYWG1Ts5ymkHrbTd73f0DyWdAEmV81m-Nq5s/s1600/4+together+SAM_0448.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581895289609746034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0PfYCvPV4G2KxJmT9abyjW2gR08z1AbTXimjHXCWG8-7tq24cPm53zyOZE0Q0Ez5yZp24tBdjToB0qbsvoPCaLKxQrM7tM7Nzy-ivSUGYWG1Ts5ymkHrbTd73f0DyWdAEmV81m-Nq5s/s320/4+together+SAM_0448.JPG" /></a> <div></div><div>Finally our family of 4, all together!!! </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-14493388366587059712011-02-19T22:05:00.005-06:002011-02-23T21:30:14.349-06:00Wow, we have been busy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC87fOBz3F5syJTcP7kd4E4iESH7evCwqSPkDOOeAKdDyXeBCRb9dd8livQpAO1b6lHDB49gb3bfgCmHGsbhnylUiFok9leoi3A_nCgioSorAWqCDngOMkFosfJ61WDvxctz-tVTrbzlU/s1600/Lily+meets+Jadon0420.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577090903213824722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC87fOBz3F5syJTcP7kd4E4iESH7evCwqSPkDOOeAKdDyXeBCRb9dd8livQpAO1b6lHDB49gb3bfgCmHGsbhnylUiFok9leoi3A_nCgioSorAWqCDngOMkFosfJ61WDvxctz-tVTrbzlU/s320/Lily+meets+Jadon0420.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Jadon has been home for almost 7 weeks now! We haven't had a lot of time for blogging with a pre-schooler in the house. There are so many things we want to share about the last six weeks and the amazing journey we are on. So we will get started..............soon!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-56955763197411131162010-12-11T15:24:00.006-06:002010-12-11T16:18:39.896-06:00The hardest part.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4d0AtX8UvhD4yTQlelovZEXMt1jpInjpQL-U4iYN06hyphenhyphen-xoARCy0TJCt7Otdsvsvog4APTDFgLhPiwZoAuyeoZB6UlJHIQh9bbqfRIj9dyf8IKemRCVawkcDuSn4nngdHInRso-rfKU/s1600/Jadon+wearing+Daddy%2527s+tie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549552524269451490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4d0AtX8UvhD4yTQlelovZEXMt1jpInjpQL-U4iYN06hyphenhyphen-xoARCy0TJCt7Otdsvsvog4APTDFgLhPiwZoAuyeoZB6UlJHIQh9bbqfRIj9dyf8IKemRCVawkcDuSn4nngdHInRso-rfKU/s320/Jadon+wearing+Daddy%2527s+tie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Throughout our journey to Jadon we have had a lot of times when I would say "this has to be the hardest part". All the paper chasing in the beginning for a home study was hard, working all the fundraisers was hard work, waiting on particular pieces of information to come in the mail was hard, keeping faith that God was going to work everything out was hard. All of these things were forgotten when I got to meet, hug and hold Jadon in my arms. He was real, in the flesh, not just a picture, not just a figment of my imagination but real in my arms. All of the "hard parts" are so worth it. God has entrusted this handsome little boy to be my son. I am so not worthy of this gift God has chosen to give us.<br /><br />After spending 4 great days with Jadon it was time to say good-bye for a few weeks until we could return and bring him home, I said once again to Cindy "this has to be the hardest part".<br /><br />Since returning home it's like I'm not really here. I cannot focus, my mind constantly goes to Jadon, what is he doing right now, I wonder if he misses us, I wonder if he thinks we will be back for him, I pray he is not hurt or crying or lonely or sad, I pray he is eating. I know he is in good hands . The wonderful people at the transition home take great care of all the children, but Jadon is our son, we should be taking care of him now.<br /><br />We are uncertain of the date we will be traveling back to Ethiopia to bring Jadon home. Initially we were to bring him home on Christmas day, now that may be moved back 2 weeks. As I write this it has been 3 weeks since we have seen or talked to our son and as it looks it will be 3 more weeks before we get to see him again, 6 weeks! I wonder how much our little guy has grown in 6 weeks, we certainly do not want to miss anymore time of his youth.<br /><br />We are being held up by our Father, He is the only way we are being able to function, but I must say this 6 weeks has to be "the hardest part". We can only imagine how Abraham and Sarah felt having to wait so many years for the fullfillment of God's promise of a son!<br /><br />In HIS Grip,<br />David<br /><br />Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see"</div>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-89123874572056494682010-12-04T00:20:00.003-06:002010-12-06T20:21:37.214-06:00Never say "Never"Wow what a week! Our roller coaster week has had me reflecting on many times that I have said "Never" in recent years so I thought I would share some of those that I'm glad I said Never and God said differently. Here goes and not necessarily in this order....<br /><br />Never say "Never will I fly in an airplane" so "Never will I leave the USA"<br />God said " We'll see about that... Sent me to Costa Rica on a mission trip for my very first time flying!<br /><br />Never say " Because I have never flown and I have never left the country could I ever adopt internationally"<br />God said " We'll see about that.... I have a Big Brown Eyed Beautiful Ethiopian Prince waiting for your family"<br /><br />Never say "Ok I can rely on God for strength to travel to Africa for one trip but I will never take the very very long direct flight through Ethiopian Airlines"<br />God said " We'll see about that... You will actually travel TWICE within thirty days and on the second trip Cindy, you will have my strength to do the very very long direct flight through Ethiopian Airlines"<br /><br />Never say " We would love to add to our family through adoption but we could never afford it"<br />God said " You can't but I can"<br /><br />Drum Roll Please....<br />God has officially and COMPLETLY provided for us to adopt our Jadon David Henok Scott!<br />God has provided around $32,000 for our adoption journey in about 16months time! We always believed God would provide because he had clearly called us on this journey but we really had NO idea HOW and WHEN! We really had to have FAITH LIKE POTATOES!<br /><br />This is how this week started: Denied by two organizations for grants/interest free loans to help us with the $7000 we still needed for the minimum to get Jadon home. We had exhausted every possible fund we had just to get to this point so we didn't know what we were going to do now in such a short time. We decided to pray for guidance, trust as we had been doing for the last 16mths and know that HE is God and he had a plan! God of course had a plan .... He provided a way when there seemed to be no way! (Thanks Susan H. for reminding me of that truth). In 48hours we went from only having 10% of what we needed to having a way to fully pay for our tickets for ALL FOUR of us! Yes Lily is going to Africa with us to be united with her brother she has been praying for! AND we have received through your generous donations the remaining amount that was needed to pay for our accomodations in ET and all outstanding Final fees with our agency. That is a total of $9591 in funds provided in 48hours!<br /><br />A good sized portion was provided through an anonymous Interest Free Lender so if you have donations in route to us or still want to be a part of this journey through a donation we would still greatly appreciate it. All donations from this point forward will help us pay back that loan as quickly as possible. But the main thing at this point is JADON IS COMING HOME TO TENNESSEE!<br /><br />Here are just a FEW of the MANY unique ways God has provided:<br />One donor wanted to donate but didn't have the money so she donated her Plasma for money to donate to our adoption fund.<br />Baby Bottles - $1500<br />8 Yard Sales - $5500<br />Zumbathon - $ 800<br />Fun Shaped Pasta $400<br />T-shirts<br />2 Purse Sales - $400<br />Car Wash - $600<br />2 Online Prize Raffles - $1700<br />Photo Sessions<br />Note Cards<br />Many donations from friends, family, strangers<br />Cleaned someone's house for a donation<br /><br />There are way too many to mention but we are SO SO SO very grateful to EVERYONE for all your prayers, encouragement and donations.<br /><br />After ELEVEN years of praying to add to our family we could not be more full of Joy in our hearts to be welcoming our son to his new home in just a few short weeks and on one of the most special days in the year... Our Savior's Birthday!<br /><br />With much love on behalf of our whole family of FOUR,<br />Cindy<br /><br />Psalm 115 1 Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulnessThe Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-14456264324783897652010-11-22T17:30:00.003-06:002010-11-22T17:46:15.484-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1qxAzKd9YzQIHs7bZvop2SdTonj7QssUO4ZyxQt7U83SwFnt7I2j82s1ESAh4CuzubActOWz8k9aMQch0vhADZY5PbgSACMo1F8fMreW7j7P8c10_V5PavEuDNVXGV7mNFIaM4_Wnhc/s1600/SAM_0214-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542522403632438434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1qxAzKd9YzQIHs7bZvop2SdTonj7QssUO4ZyxQt7U83SwFnt7I2j82s1ESAh4CuzubActOWz8k9aMQch0vhADZY5PbgSACMo1F8fMreW7j7P8c10_V5PavEuDNVXGV7mNFIaM4_Wnhc/s320/SAM_0214-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>"Henok is YOURS"<br /><br /><br />These are the best words we have heard since "It's a girl" more than twelve years ago! Basically that was our "It's a boy" moment. WOW, what a week is all I can say. November 17th was our precious "Meetcha Day"! For months we have been talking about what we would say to Jadon and questioning will he even understand or know who we are. We even wondered will we recognize him immediately because he has been growing so much and his hair was always different when we would receive updated pictures. So THE day was finally here and we were so excited! We were picked up after breakfast and taken to the HOH. We had no idea how we would be introduced to him. Would he be in a crowd of other kids or would we be taken to a special room for him to be brought in? We pulled up in front of the gated doors to the HOH, the driver toots his horn, the guard peeks out and then proceeds to open the doors and as soon as they opened I saw my precious brown eyed, curly haired son jumping up and down smiling and pointing at our van! Unfortunately David missed that moment because he was trying to get our cameras ready because we didn't know to expect him greeting us like that. I started screaming there he is! There's our son! One of the orphanage directors was riding with us and sitting next to me. I just about pushed him out of the van because I couldn't get out quick enough. As soon as I got out Jadon ran straight to me! He became a little shy (which is to be expected) but he was wearing his photo book across his shoulder so I pulled it around in front of him and pointed to my picture and David's telling him we were his mommy and daddy! He also knew who his big sister was and could say her name perfectly! He then quickly gave me a hug and kiss as well as his daddy! This moment was so much more than we could have ever imagined! We then went into a special room they have for visiting families to spend time with their kids to bond. He bonded right away with us! He is so beautiful and this mommy is already wrapped around his pinky! He knows how to work those big beautiful brown eyes! He is so stinking cute and very smart! He is full of energy too! We were able to visit with him twice a day for about 3 to 4 hours each visit. We were able to call Lily during our afternoon sessions just as she was waking up for school. She got to talk with him a few times so you can imagine she was very excited about that especially because he talked back a couple of times. He can't carry on a conversation in English but he could understand a lot and he could repeat English words very easily. Jadon was very ready to come to America with us. He told the HOH director the week before we arrived that he was ready to go to America but if mommy and daddy are not coming soon then take him back to the orphanage where he had been living before the HOH. The HOH is a transition home ran by our agency. While we were there he climbed in the our van and told the driver he was going to America (in his language but we understood the "America" part.<br /><br />Almost every time at the end of each session he would cry or pout as we left. This was so hard on this mommy and daddy because we knew that Saturday was coming and we would have to say good bye for a few weeks! At the end of our last morning session I was walking him to his little "dining room" for lunch and he was pouting so badly. Our driver was running a little late so I peeked in the room to check on him and he was sitting in his little plastic chair crying the biggest crocodile tears I have ever seen. I went in to wipe his tears and hug him and then joined him in crying! It was heart breaking because I knew that afternoon was not going to be easy when saying goodbye for the last time. We were blessed with being able to go back to the HOH a little earlier than usual so we got almost an extra 2 hours with him on the final day! Also as many of you know my birthday was Sunday so a sweet adoptive couple that is staying in ET currently until their embassy date brought in a cake for me and another girl who was there whose b-day was Saturday. So I got to split a piece of yummy chocolate cake with my sweet boy and then Sunday I got to celebrate with my beautiful daughter who made me my favorite cake ...yellow cake with chocolate peanut butter icing!<br /><br />Our translator did talk to him and explain what would be happening earlier in the day and he seemed to handle it okay. The dreaded time came for us to say our final good bye but it went better than we expected. He didn't cry but his behavior was different. We could tell it was just his way of handling it. I think he wanted to prove he was a big boy and could handle it. We had been praying for us all three to be strong in that moment and through God's strength we kept it together...atleast in front of each other. I completely lost it once we got in the van and pulled away. His Daddy had lost it the night before when we watched another family say their final good bye and he watched Jadon crying and me crying. Even the Nannies were crying watching all of us crying!<br /><br />It is so hard to be torn between your kids in two different parts of the world. We so badly missed Lily but we hated having to leave our son! It is good to know he is in good hands. We know God is watching over him and has surrounded him with the most loving people in Ethiopia to take care of him!<br /><br />We are expected to be back in ET on Dec. 20th at which we will take custody of him and then attend our embassy date of Dec. 23. We would then leave ET on Dec. 24th arriving back home on Dec. 25th! What a Christmas present!<br /><br />Although it is final we still have some work to do to get him home. Our adoption fund is dry and we need to book tickets asap before the prices keep creeping up as we get closer to the holidays. For David and I to go and bring him home we are looking at about 7k. For Lily to go it would be an additional 2500 for a total of 9500. As much as we would love for Lily to experience this priceless moment in our family we know that it is up to God's will for her and we will trust in him to make that clear one way or the other. We are basically just concentrating on the 7k because what matters most is us getting him home as soon as possible. We realize that it is close to the Holidays but are asking if you would pray about whether you could spare $5, $10 or more to help us get him home. Maybe pray about sharing our story with family and friends and see if they would like to participate in the work God is doing in this precious boy's life... Jadon is no longer an orphan. God has blessed him with a family and now he just needs to be united with them forever. Little is much when God is in it!<br /><br />Thank you all for your continued prayers and support!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>P.S. Please excuse the typos and anything that doesn't make sense - it's the jetlag!</div>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-22026525963115293082010-11-05T17:40:00.004-05:002010-11-05T17:43:20.314-05:00Nine Days!We were approved to travel as planned! God is so good! We leave in about 9 days to meet our son! I can't tell you how excited we are! In celebration of meeting Jadon soon we have extended our online drawing for one more week! Receive an entry for every $10 you donate until 11/12/10 for a chance to win a painted bdrm or bath valued at $500 or a chance to win a P90X Workout package valued at $250. Both could be given as great Christmas Gifts. See our post below for more details and pictures of Erica's painting work. You can donate via paypal on our site or email us at <a href="mailto:godforgives@bellsouth.net">godforgives@bellsouth.net</a> for our address to mail a check. Any amount is greatly appreciated. All donations will go toward our travel expenses for the second trip ($9K). Little is much when God is in it!The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-65635012724245258732010-10-31T18:34:00.009-05:002010-10-31T21:11:59.276-05:00Almost time to meet Jadon!I know its been a long time since we updated our blog on what's been going on. We have partly just been busy with everyday life and preparations for leaving in just a couple of weeks to meet our son! We unfortunatley received a phone call from our agency a little over a week ago that is out of the ordinary for them to have to make. The organization that reviews the paperwork to write the letter of recommendation to the judge in ET was requesting more information due to a document that was poorly worded from a government organization here in TN. Without going into a lot of detail the document they are requiring from us has proven to be impossible to provide. We were able to come up with something that we hope will work. It's basically just a difference in understanding our culture and how our government operates. After 2.5days of stress, running around, and $292 later we were able to send off our documents. We did receive confirmation that the new documents arrived and were placed in the hands of the organization Friday afternoon. Now we are just waiting. We are hoping to have good news on Monday or Tuesday at the latest on whether or not they accept what we have sent and let us move forward. As of right now no travel dates have been changed. We are trusting in God as we have this entire journey. We know he has a plan to get Jadon home just when he wants him here with us. On the current schedule and provided all goes well this week and the week we are there for court, we should be arriving home Christmas day with Jadon! What a wonderful Christmas present that will be for our family!<br /><br /><br />Many of you have asked how our fundraising is going for all of our travel expenses. Our first trip is paid for completely including shots! Praise the Lord! We are now working on the second trip which we anticipate to be $9000. This includes Lily traveling with us. We are praying for God to provide for her to go and be a part of Jadon's Homecoming since this BIG Sister has been praying for her little brother for so long! Tickets for the second trip are looking to be anywhere from $2200 - $2600 each plus Jadon's ONE WAY ticket home that will be about $1200. We will have very short notice to purchase our tickets once we are confirmed to travel and it is the week of Christmas so that is why the tickets are so much more expensive for the second trip. We are waiting on two Grant organizations to let us know if we will receive any assistance. We will know about one of those this week hopefully and the other we are suppose to know by the first of December. Neither are a garauntee but we are hopeful for something.<br /><br /><br />If you would like to make an anonymous donation you may email our friends Robbie or Dana for instructions on how to do so at <a href="mailto:butler.dana@comcast.net">butler.dana@comcast.net</a>. Otherwise you may make donations via our paypal or email me for an address to mail a check to at <a href="mailto:godforgives@bellsouth.net">godforgives@bellsouth.net</a>.<br /><br />Currently we are running our drawing until November 5th for any donations made before then. You will receive an entry for each $10 donated for a chance to win one of the prizes listed below in the blog post <a href="http://lilysprayer.blogspot.com/2010/09/online-raffle-is-back.html">http://lilysprayer.blogspot.com/2010/09/online-raffle-is-back.html</a>.<br /><br />We are grateful for any amount you are compelled to donate toward getting Jadon home. Little is much when God is in it!!!<br /><br />Please pray for the following:<br />1. ET document situation to be smoothly resolved and no delays in us attending court and getting Jadon home by the end of the year!<br />2. Jadon to continue to be healthy and safe.<br />3. Us as we prepare to travel across the world to meet our son for the first time!<br />4. Financials to come together to finish this journey out of getting Jadon home to his Forever Family!<br /><br />We are so unbelievably excited to be nearing the end of this long journey to bring Jadon home and even more excited for the next journey that will begin when he joins our family on the same continent! <br /><br />Just a couple of more weeks and we should be able to introduce you to Jadon through pictures finally!<br /><br />Blessings.The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-63891969039811228362010-10-27T12:25:00.006-05:002010-10-27T12:55:10.410-05:00Area rugs<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzjdnTLPPhGJHlUGbu9MaZicSrU_0syV7aSNkV5ObqhrYuz_ftyXgVcfYabQxWvb5yf-fpJWsHabiPSmGrgMdG9xtGSZk6v8WthipjSuPDMrBC4mQUtIUkC9cXnykb7zP13QwCpoAHx8/s1600/Flat+weave+remnant.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532779311212304402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzjdnTLPPhGJHlUGbu9MaZicSrU_0syV7aSNkV5ObqhrYuz_ftyXgVcfYabQxWvb5yf-fpJWsHabiPSmGrgMdG9xtGSZk6v8WthipjSuPDMrBC4mQUtIUkC9cXnykb7zP13QwCpoAHx8/s320/Flat+weave+remnant.jpg" /></a></p><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">This is a a picture of a high quality flat weave carpet remnant that can be made into the following custom size rugs:<br /><br />(2) 9x7 Rugs retail value $299 or more - Asking $180 for each.<br /><br />(2) 9x12 Rugs retail value $399 or more - Asking $280 for each<br /><br />Our friend who custom makes these is donating 50% to our adoption fund. So that is a potential of $460 donated to us.<br /><br />These rugs can not be shipped so you must live in the Middle TN area.<br /><br />Please email me if you are interested at godforgives@bellsouth.net. You can pay through our paypal on the website with a debit or credit card if that helps.<br /><br />As you can see we are trying EVERYTHING to raise money to get our son home!<br /><br />Thanks for keeping up with our journey and supporting us with your prayers and donations!! We are almost there!</div>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-35363649574859594042010-09-29T21:43:00.003-05:002010-10-09T08:54:29.154-05:00Online Donation Drawing - Updated 10-9-10<strong>UPdated 10-9-10: WE ARE GIVING DOUBLE ENTRIES TO THE FIRST 50 DONATIONS. For example: $20 will now give you two entries, $40=4 entries!</strong><br /><br /><br />Our Online Drawing is back. We are in the home stretch of getting Jadon home! We have about $9000 to go and really need to raise it by the end of November. Please check out the details below on how to enter and share with all of your family and friends!<br /><br />Erica of Signature Finishes has offered her services again as a "raffle" for helping us raise money for the adoption. Also Christina Richardson, a BeachBody Coach has donated a P90X package for the raffle. Christina is also our grandprize recepient from our spring raffle!<br /><br />Here are the details<br /><br /><strong>Enter to win a Bathroom or Children's Room painted by Erica of Signature Finishes, Valued at $500 or a P90x package valued at $250. The package includes the following, P90X pack, chin up bar, push up stands, and a $50 gift card for Dick's Sporting Goods. For every $20 donation made to our adoption fund Starting September 29th thru November 5th you will be entered in the drawing for a chance to win.<br />$20 =1 entry, $40 = 2 Entries,$100 =5 Entries, etc. You get the idea! To be eligible to receive the Painting service package you must live in Middle TN or know someone you can give the package to as a gift in the Middle TN area. The P90X package can be shipped anywhere within the United States only. Neither package is redeemable for cash. </strong><br /><br />Below are a couple of pictures of Erica's work. You can make your donation through the donation button here on our website or contact us for an address to mail a check (godforgives@bellsouth.net). We will post the winners on our blog November 6th. <br /><br />Please send this out to all your family and friends! We would love to meet a goal of 100 entries! Little is much when God is<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jQ5JnswDBBTl0w3oEldz3_DRIHFhXZ8hU4vmu7MViPMQkHKq_SxcL-24RMNXteTbvLgVgEQwK-wcMYyoTKdFLkDvGFrx6GRqUYBm_v-BIZ1jRzWPX7xsCw3XL3hkiM9YuysX5h1Qj9U/s1600/Spring+Winner+Photo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jQ5JnswDBBTl0w3oEldz3_DRIHFhXZ8hU4vmu7MViPMQkHKq_SxcL-24RMNXteTbvLgVgEQwK-wcMYyoTKdFLkDvGFrx6GRqUYBm_v-BIZ1jRzWPX7xsCw3XL3hkiM9YuysX5h1Qj9U/s320/Spring+Winner+Photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522529738354406418" /></a> in it!<br />Spring Online Winner<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXWAvCJPPsOh40f2KA6NytSstYpY_OToO8UCEXJ-hLssfUe2ijppvl-Y6lA6WqBYHftXXxKkybLTmlhC76wZ9_x8Cnb3x2SG-SQnYtpcBVO9GUMJcOhqVU5env8sdFot8s2slY_XOT64/s1600/titans.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXWAvCJPPsOh40f2KA6NytSstYpY_OToO8UCEXJ-hLssfUe2ijppvl-Y6lA6WqBYHftXXxKkybLTmlhC76wZ9_x8Cnb3x2SG-SQnYtpcBVO9GUMJcOhqVU5env8sdFot8s2slY_XOT64/s320/titans.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522530048313806114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaxwUUTpt16LKrDd9H-5PTx3T1_wwAk7YHoqDeWSnsx2zNmEvTua9F9oU_6mf6ruTq5-DfENO2BJ-Nua_mNRC7C9hCnjFH_i45qfJ04GefI8mJWF8TeLs-TjKANLVB7P6aCkrw7nq_Wc/s1600/pink+diamonds.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaxwUUTpt16LKrDd9H-5PTx3T1_wwAk7YHoqDeWSnsx2zNmEvTua9F9oU_6mf6ruTq5-DfENO2BJ-Nua_mNRC7C9hCnjFH_i45qfJ04GefI8mJWF8TeLs-TjKANLVB7P6aCkrw7nq_Wc/s320/pink+diamonds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522530488285551058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5A6QWMQAFyzkj-ENep-ZB1pzYsyDU4l5hYfkXoLwLxMKaKKxMkKBvzM3ke7_H2-pFD1LtsfJYR5W5XErCjkaXDM2btPbbpy4GOeicHpjpu1jkFdgqjNEm4OWAbOBLDw3dyMadUPZ9g4A/s1600/UT+Vols.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5A6QWMQAFyzkj-ENep-ZB1pzYsyDU4l5hYfkXoLwLxMKaKKxMkKBvzM3ke7_H2-pFD1LtsfJYR5W5XErCjkaXDM2btPbbpy4GOeicHpjpu1jkFdgqjNEm4OWAbOBLDw3dyMadUPZ9g4A/s320/UT+Vols.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522530367647147122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNoBDVdY6Tx3NfosfPW48aB5wY8aTAwnt6HJdDiT3Vu6tWXPF1cWIRsrWfslDZt5FRYWf7oy9QZseZU3ydj4_6te0laWcaOtgFYN7CAJZsANbV-NeGKx7vOlBzsWBoXUmx-nZCnbdkBg/s1600/zebra.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNoBDVdY6Tx3NfosfPW48aB5wY8aTAwnt6HJdDiT3Vu6tWXPF1cWIRsrWfslDZt5FRYWf7oy9QZseZU3ydj4_6te0laWcaOtgFYN7CAJZsANbV-NeGKx7vOlBzsWBoXUmx-nZCnbdkBg/s320/zebra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522530288410947298" /></a>The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-10636104377973943482010-09-21T20:28:00.003-05:002010-09-29T21:12:50.690-05:00Working at the Car Wash!!! - UPDATE 9/29/10UPDATE- We raised almost $600. All Glory to God! Thank you to everyone who helped at the car wash and thank you to all who came out to get your car washed! We are very grateful.<br /><br /><br />I always laugh when I see a dirty car and someone has written the infamous "WASH ME" on it. Well this Saturday from <strong>9AM-2PM</strong> we will be washing those dirty cars to raise money for travel expenses. Please come by the Chik-fil-a in Hendersonville on <strong>September 25th </strong>to have your car washed. We are asking for a minimum donation of $5.00 but we will accept more. Your support is appreciated and you will be smiling that you have a nice clean car to roll in and that you helped bring our son home.<br /><br />In HIS grip,<br />DavidThe Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-31000220362077844162010-08-29T14:34:00.025-05:002010-09-07T21:50:18.479-05:00Antiques For Sale.........We have been blessed with some unique items to sale to raise money for travel expenses to Ethiopia. I have posted them below with a brief description and asking price. Please take a look at these items and pass them along to anyone you know who may have an interest in them. I will be glad to take more photos for anyone with a genuine interest in an item. Please e-mail us at lilysprayer@gmail.com if you would like to purchase any of the items or if you need more photos. If you live outside the middle Tennessee area shipping costs will be applied.<br /><br />We appreciate all your prayers and support. Please feel free to make a donation using the paypal buttons.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyYDfDo1PXZuZLkrrg9i_CIv7a8xklfWF950wziwh8xii1RTPeIRmxx7d6-5ypdK3GrknMmMorAiMCX1XWvBrJZNEMRpE5uGqTiIUO1tbaHlXvocE8-StCPztmdKUv7VVMcEtx7p2FOA/s1600/horse+clock.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyYDfDo1PXZuZLkrrg9i_CIv7a8xklfWF950wziwh8xii1RTPeIRmxx7d6-5ypdK3GrknMmMorAiMCX1XWvBrJZNEMRpE5uGqTiIUO1tbaHlXvocE8-StCPztmdKUv7VVMcEtx7p2FOA/s320/horse+clock.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510924391127860866" /></a><br />Horse Clock in good condition...has no. 315 on the back.....$50.00 obo<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PBKr3YaD0ZFdCdKeGXYxOCeHrq3voCQn2y-sTenppiEk_yCj8RgKL1OHpuBe9nddvX_p8uLcF_e9qIphlYhtLc-SkfvZzVUVV4wG8tAgvaxSsrc8X3B_k3TBNSZwj1Ajg689v453sog/s1600/churn+stamp.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PBKr3YaD0ZFdCdKeGXYxOCeHrq3voCQn2y-sTenppiEk_yCj8RgKL1OHpuBe9nddvX_p8uLcF_e9qIphlYhtLc-SkfvZzVUVV4wG8tAgvaxSsrc8X3B_k3TBNSZwj1Ajg689v453sog/s320/churn+stamp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510922891560287586" /></a> <br />Churn Stamp with a pineapple design for the stamp in good condition....$50.00 obo<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfw3gw4lw-EOwznLfMAAenSOFVkvwvB-s8VQZSdZ9aamzLwXisg28r_S9NTDHA8-KRyT_YdwYyuSuNPBJME9ckkZF_6ger173xo_RO2sn2bz4e6fNtNwxKTWaEbKzzaO-Y4sS3gXmYJKA/s1600/grinder.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfw3gw4lw-EOwznLfMAAenSOFVkvwvB-s8VQZSdZ9aamzLwXisg28r_S9NTDHA8-KRyT_YdwYyuSuNPBJME9ckkZF_6ger173xo_RO2sn2bz4e6fNtNwxKTWaEbKzzaO-Y4sS3gXmYJKA/s320/grinder.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510926205780632722" /></a><br />Old Coffee Grinder... has ARCADE on the lid....$75.00 obo<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDv8j4uJQapmFUlbFu3b5ArQ03O8pKMaxx3jR7UFFs8HUPHPrhfjMb1adQ6_2GIalwOwWHsn5nVNcrdA6lrCfxYixC4yBhFduHRRt-0ihEr5V8kJNy-66DiedHzfULtcxeA1e5_ykyAA/s1600/mirror.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDv8j4uJQapmFUlbFu3b5ArQ03O8pKMaxx3jR7UFFs8HUPHPrhfjMb1adQ6_2GIalwOwWHsn5nVNcrdA6lrCfxYixC4yBhFduHRRt-0ihEr5V8kJNy-66DiedHzfULtcxeA1e5_ykyAA/s320/mirror.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510927849126144706" /></a><br />Mirror.....$50.00 obo<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjDO6njC_Le0ezkrpCouVKKDigBLgkRj9yHqzCT-tMnmbHmBTbBwmFNpK9PJ9BoU8q7frYskuzkizRIG7wAeo5y_6WHatYDjsTEY5a2sVvi_H0SKMUDE3hJsJWqV15RGWOM_Zo_QRINo/s1600/trunk.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjDO6njC_Le0ezkrpCouVKKDigBLgkRj9yHqzCT-tMnmbHmBTbBwmFNpK9PJ9BoU8q7frYskuzkizRIG7wAeo5y_6WHatYDjsTEY5a2sVvi_H0SKMUDE3hJsJWqV15RGWOM_Zo_QRINo/s320/trunk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510928638419190690" /></a><br />Trunk....needs work on the latch........$40.00 obo<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MKP-DrXdk8rs_3sLRAfJM5Gt-YPU3ZQMAD9gZJHKPOlr0oTKhL86Y4usX5D6gVoUtEnKJKmn_tRcLSgixz3OBG28EJAapq8skmoLBV0XKMmDn9SbWC1an7VJKumqkocgwXiFSphMPNE/s1600/rocking+horse.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MKP-DrXdk8rs_3sLRAfJM5Gt-YPU3ZQMAD9gZJHKPOlr0oTKhL86Y4usX5D6gVoUtEnKJKmn_tRcLSgixz3OBG28EJAapq8skmoLBV0XKMmDn9SbWC1an7VJKumqkocgwXiFSphMPNE/s320/rocking+horse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510929915666399762" /></a><br />Rocking Horse.....50+ years old ...$50 obo<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDX5HzLcbt_at-O8KmcA6HubDycJl7xxR6TKLe24rYoWog2ucAF4kk-76hm6ETZcBMPxV1UpWH6gnb9Vw3aLfWkQlD3W50W-l3P2VjkuBii8zsnJ-ghn0U4Egh93FvWQfQhrfYqeGilM/s1600/picture+frame.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDX5HzLcbt_at-O8KmcA6HubDycJl7xxR6TKLe24rYoWog2ucAF4kk-76hm6ETZcBMPxV1UpWH6gnb9Vw3aLfWkQlD3W50W-l3P2VjkuBii8zsnJ-ghn0U4Egh93FvWQfQhrfYqeGilM/s320/picture+frame.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510930701958050258" /></a><br />Nice picture frame...not sure what the wood is but the frame is solid and detailed...$75.00 obo...<strong>SOLD</strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2rgHF6NoRyaXo4Wie2Rel2r7C-mhfC2c3niVFG4LrRO9BhaKEigjoxb41XnFAuscc72TnFdoLmy6VuPoFr21N8ENTXOj5W-_HEj9sdcO8m7jCYU9giAn0QpXvDEmbBaCpI6rN2eA2zo/s1600/100_2472.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2rgHF6NoRyaXo4Wie2Rel2r7C-mhfC2c3niVFG4LrRO9BhaKEigjoxb41XnFAuscc72TnFdoLmy6VuPoFr21N8ENTXOj5W-_HEj9sdcO8m7jCYU9giAn0QpXvDEmbBaCpI6rN2eA2zo/s320/100_2472.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510998869923997026" /></a><br />Front......we have 4 plates like this one, one has a chip on it, one in very good condition, 2 in fair condition....$12.00 for all 4 plates. Back of plates below.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHV0ghN2LUfJiOa81yZnHUowm5veMvbaa5kObnJTUdgx3uOgSgh0IEkNn7vfYyC5EmrlWCEGhlXnW0T_BFq-Jl5LA_Ec-6ClJy8HslpX2h7kWgzJgi7s23HLuVy8phyphenhyphen5wzrWUEbm5ykc/s1600/100_2474.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHV0ghN2LUfJiOa81yZnHUowm5veMvbaa5kObnJTUdgx3uOgSgh0IEkNn7vfYyC5EmrlWCEGhlXnW0T_BFq-Jl5LA_Ec-6ClJy8HslpX2h7kWgzJgi7s23HLuVy8phyphenhyphen5wzrWUEbm5ykc/s320/100_2474.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510999561955104466" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtVuGvYvTH99W9Dgt7OP8sAGSUR6rgeGRhjhiYnx_qjcJ8tZEtIWvaQ736o8ynJccf534yFwcIb6zYmH19Sq6BHiJt00__G5jwLMUlGF_nXJbts8aHmyE887VkKvY_x9uRAD4zP0db50/s1600/100_2477.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtVuGvYvTH99W9Dgt7OP8sAGSUR6rgeGRhjhiYnx_qjcJ8tZEtIWvaQ736o8ynJccf534yFwcIb6zYmH19Sq6BHiJt00__G5jwLMUlGF_nXJbts8aHmyE887VkKvY_x9uRAD4zP0db50/s320/100_2477.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511001185488515730" /></a><br />1 plate..Double Phoenix, NIKKO Japan 7 1/4" plate...$7.00<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Psx3fp_UiYYK5K4x6GTTdhOsj0BKLRbylR5-cC_KoShj3_5PViCj46I2K8L_6q08XiSvIgxIvJd7vxA5EcrXLqiU48obPrJBUbUQ53rWWNXKZFMS0XOStV1gdGBVGHHuAi7zmupv7-Y/s1600/100_2482.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Psx3fp_UiYYK5K4x6GTTdhOsj0BKLRbylR5-cC_KoShj3_5PViCj46I2K8L_6q08XiSvIgxIvJd7vxA5EcrXLqiU48obPrJBUbUQ53rWWNXKZFMS0XOStV1gdGBVGHHuAi7zmupv7-Y/s320/100_2482.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511003707446026018" /></a><br />7" plate..front above...back below....$5.00<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g_d0BOVPOz-ghyphenhyphen7u-RoDmn1U732L-i_BaqS-z9AEKGBEDLBz9AfsbCJEI0MGyF3CmtrUugVZzTK_I6_0VVsojRWgSMTNS4Fbmm_ucTaEPqprKdVuXZoZbmVR3QGUs6mgOcZ1rsjukP0/s1600/100_2485.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g_d0BOVPOz-ghyphenhyphen7u-RoDmn1U732L-i_BaqS-z9AEKGBEDLBz9AfsbCJEI0MGyF3CmtrUugVZzTK_I6_0VVsojRWgSMTNS4Fbmm_ucTaEPqprKdVuXZoZbmVR3QGUs6mgOcZ1rsjukP0/s320/100_2485.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511004055990670210" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UrZSboAo0dYI-luHn3Ymd9hAv7zK3f-BNzUWPLpZmzRWl0u5Pxmz9_UQJ2tP-7A90IQmCFdBA8i4Xbz6Xo4Msxq0HpFmtJGH7B2PTn6Ia5y8ub5Aa2mFaxKiIg7sjLpyruxi3u0NXog/s1600/100_2488.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UrZSboAo0dYI-luHn3Ymd9hAv7zK3f-BNzUWPLpZmzRWl0u5Pxmz9_UQJ2tP-7A90IQmCFdBA8i4Xbz6Xo4Msxq0HpFmtJGH7B2PTn6Ia5y8ub5Aa2mFaxKiIg7sjLpyruxi3u0NXog/s320/100_2488.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511004764211210722" /></a><br />Ceramic Pipe........$10.00 obo<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AECh8OKZAUS-KSxYPtY1si03kD_FrHrG3dKMiNz4hgMKAdht-QZGUmJqM74mT7Lgab678YckCCBaWHPx5bPEmE1tR16-h_6ii6OkDGULHPe62214Zv9gdA4CFm6ERo1DKS6h4siXXZQ/s1600/100_2489.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AECh8OKZAUS-KSxYPtY1si03kD_FrHrG3dKMiNz4hgMKAdht-QZGUmJqM74mT7Lgab678YckCCBaWHPx5bPEmE1tR16-h_6ii6OkDGULHPe62214Zv9gdA4CFm6ERo1DKS6h4siXXZQ/s320/100_2489.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511005654129086322" /></a><br />This was my great grandfathers dinnerware...these were made in the USA... 40yrs+ pic to the left is everything I have. 6 cups, saucers, bowls, 5 plates, 1 serving plate & 1 large bowl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwLo91ArwxZtsx7rTW-gGVU8KvRILULTSLjR5c2wpe8ic2DGcjm8-oaDnhOZ6qiJ1d8lAX3x65p78t_SEkYAGXVub_vbwYdDsalTdkCTP4VXUTQGWfPrvUOGjuhlQV8c3luUSPn7Nh4w/s1600/100_2492.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwLo91ArwxZtsx7rTW-gGVU8KvRILULTSLjR5c2wpe8ic2DGcjm8-oaDnhOZ6qiJ1d8lAX3x65p78t_SEkYAGXVub_vbwYdDsalTdkCTP4VXUTQGWfPrvUOGjuhlQV8c3luUSPn7Nh4w/s320/100_2492.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511006116137997074" /></a><br />This pic is of 5 complete sets together....$40.00 for complete set obo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In HIS grip,<br />DavidThe Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-77287516580221678162010-08-21T22:38:00.003-05:002010-08-21T23:11:43.009-05:0087 Days to GoWe have a court date!!! I received a totally unexpected call from our case worker on Thursday morning. I heard the words "Would you like a court date?" I of course screamed "I would love a court date!". Words can not express how excited we were to receive our court date two weeks after court had closed. We weren't expecting this phone call until the end of September or early October. We will get to meet Jadon in about 87 Days! Our court date is November 19th. That is just a couple of days before my birthday! What a wonderful Birthday present!<br /><br />Our case worker said they would be doing everything they could to rush getting us in for the last embassy date before the end of the year for our agency. That date is December 23rd. That means we will be spending Christmas most likely in Ethiopia or in airports trying to get home. It doesn't matter to us because we will all be together as a family of four for our first Christmas! God is with us at all times and will be with us where ever we celebrate HIS son's birth! Jadon will have a forever family for Christmas and We will have the long awaited new addition to our family! What an awesome God we serve!<br /><br />Another huge praise is that having such an early notice has helped us get a very reasonable airfare for the first trip. We have just enough money to cover purchasing our tickets at the end of this week! Praise the Lord. Now we will have to raise about 2200 to cover our shots, our accomodations while in ET and some miscellaneous expenses. We are planning to have a HUGE yard sale in September (possbily indoors).<br /><br />We did receive a ballpark estimate for travel expenses for our embassy trip in December and since it is around Christmas it is going to be more expensive. Also Lily will be going with us especially now so that she is not left alone on Christmas! The figure is coming in around $9500 for our second trip.<br /><br />We know that God has not brought us this far to forsake us now. We have total faith that he will provide for Jadon to come home in December. Please continue to pray for Jadon and our remaining journey! If you feel led please feel free to donate via our paypal button or contact us for our address. Any donation amount is greatly appreciated. Little is much when God is in it!<br /><br />Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-10753678026620016572010-08-17T16:35:00.004-05:002010-08-17T16:41:40.378-05:00A Year in ReviewGive God a year and look at what only HE can do! Wow. I have been reflecting a lot about what has transpired in our lives over the last twelve months. I am truly AMAZED. It has been almost a year since God began stirring our hearts toward adoption for the third year in a row. The first 2 years we said no, last August we finally said yes and look at what a journey HE has taken us on. So many of you have been a huge part in this journey and we are so very grateful for each and every one of you. We have been truly humbled by your generosity to show your support through giving toward our fundraisers, yard sale items, and your prayers. God is not finished writing HIS story yet and we can not wait to see how the journey continues.<br /><br />Jadon was born three years ago and it was three years ago that God began calling us to adopt. Although it was three years ago that we began having serious discussions of adoption we have been praying for this child for ten years now. We have had this love for him long before we knew who he was and long before he existed. There have been many seasons of depression, grieving, questioning and longing for another child. We've told Lily so many times over the years that "God will bless us with a child all we have to do is keep praying". Never did I imagine God would answer our prayers through adoption BUT I am so glad that HE has. HIS timing is so perfect too. Jadon did not become eligible for adoption until the week we became officially eligible to adopt! <br /> <br />Have you ever bought your child the perfect gift for Christmas but there was a problem with it? It wasn't anything he had asked for specifically, so you began to "help" him desire that perfect gift by dropping little hints over time. It's Christmas morning and little Johnny opens his new bike that he didn't know he wanted and says "I love it. It's just what I wanted!". That's what God had to do with us! HE had to take us through some dark valleys, HE had to show and teach us some things, HE had to reveal HIS plan slowly to us so that our hearts would desire what HE desired for our family when the final call came in to adopt. <br /> <br />Our faith has grown so much over the past year and God has used this journey to grow the faith of others around us. It has been so cool to see God at work. He is always at work in our lives and the lives around us. We just sometimes don't stop to join HIM. We have prayed throughout this journey for God to use us for raising awareness for adoption and we now have been given the opportunity to speak at two different churches! We are so excited to join God and give HIM ALL the praise and glory!<br /><br />41 days til Courts open! We are praying to have the first trip's expenses in place by the end of September because we will most likely not have a huge notice for when we will leave for court. The first trip if we are lucky will be about $5k. We have about $1900 already of that money. Our second trip will be more expensive because we have to stay longer in country, we would love for big sister to be able to go with us and we will be paying for Jadon's visa and plane ticket as well. We are looking at $7-8K for the second trip . We have applied for grants but haven't heard anything yet and one particular grant takes four months to process for a decision. We applied at the end of July so it will be most likely early December before we know if are receiving any grant money which could be too late for either trip!<br /><br />Please continue to pray for Jadon and the remaining of our journey to bring him home! We can't express enough how much we love this little guy and are so anxious to have him here with us!<br /><br />Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD <br /> and he will give you the desires of your heart.The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-19176568795848292932010-07-26T17:02:00.005-05:002010-07-27T08:17:39.400-05:00Lily's ThoughtsGOD IS WONDERFUL ,AWESOME, AND AT WORK!!!!!! I was overjoyed when i found out that we would be getting Jadon! I may not know him yet but I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART and am proud to call him my brother. No matter what people say , what he does, or what color he is I will always love him and be proud of him!! HE may be different from me but to me he is just the same and my WONDERFUL little brother!!!<br /> I think its amazing how GOD has had me meet several new people who are adopting and go through the same things. This past week I meet a wonderful college student whose family just got her two year old little brother. His name is Kadon it was oringinally supposed to be Jadon. Isn't it funny how his name is spelt the same way except with a K? GOD works in funny ways. They may seem funny how it works but in the long run it really helps you understand what GOD has in store for you.<br /> Also I believe that GOD put her in my life to encourage me. I've had a friend who said adoption stinks it doesn't rock. That made me mad but I didn't stop trusting that GOD was going to have it work out just fine. (which it did!) She went through something similar to that. There will be hardships through the time he gets home probably until the day he dies or JESUS CHRIST comes back but until then GOD will help us through it.<br /> This past week on the middle school mission trip GOD called me to ministry. I don't know what kind of ministry yet but just maybe it might be the adoption ministry. Isn't it crazy how GOD works?<br /> We were on the list for 13 days and got a referral when most the time it takes 9 months. Isn't that crazy? <br /> This summer i have grown in my spiritual walk with CHRIST which has helped me decide to conquer my fear of flying to go get my little brother(who i can't wait to see). I trusted in GOD! Through this adoption process I realized if there is something your scared about trust in GOD! I was scared when we started the process to be honest i was scared we were going to get matched with a child and then lose him I'm still scared about it. But I am trusting GOD is going to have it work out fine.<br /> Today I found out that if Jadon hadn't been put in an orphanage and he was my age he would be working or he could possibly be married. It broke my heart. That is why I am so excited and grateful that we are getting Jadon or he would live in poverty for the rest of his life or could possilbly die. 12% of children die before age 5. That song Hosana says break my heart for what breaks yours today GOD did!<br /> I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY JADON IS MY BROTHER! <br /> <br /><br /> LOVE,<br /> LILY<br /><br />P.S. GOD IS AMAZING! AND LOVE GOD MORE THAN ANYTHING!The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-32466356180254702662010-07-26T17:02:00.000-05:002010-07-26T17:03:55.231-05:00The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-52527948891350241922010-07-14T19:29:00.002-05:002010-07-14T19:41:36.236-05:00SpeechlessWe are so speechless at how God moved such a huge financial mountain in twelve days. I never want to loose the "awe" factor with God. We were able to send off the signed papers and check on Monday. Our agency received it Tuesday and we are moving forward to bring our sweet boy home. It looks like we will not travel for the first time until October. We are praying that it will be early October to give us better chances of bringing him home before Christmas. Please pray for Jadon that he is being well fed and loved daily until we can get to him. <br /><br />Thank you all for your continued support!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />ALL GLORY BE TO GOD!<br /><br />P.S. I'm still emotionally and mentally trying to process what God has done in our lives over the last couple of weeks and hope to write a more "deep" post soon.The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330757115643511255.post-33182007577856029092010-07-10T20:40:00.005-05:002010-07-10T21:12:08.179-05:00Blessed Beyond BeliefCan we just say that we have the BEST family, friends and yard sale shoppers ever! We are BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF! Thank you to everyone who has donated $$, donated yard sale items,prayed, posted our story on Facebook, Twitter, and/or your time helping with our gazillion yard sales we have had! Most of all we are raising some praise for our awesome God, a.k.a our provider! <br /><br />A summary of the recent events to quickly catch everyone up....<br /><br /> We finally after about nine LONG months of paper chasing etc. we make it on the waiting list to be expecting a child from Ethiopia June 18th .as #47 out of 48 waiting families. We were expecting to have the next six to nine months to fundraise for our referral fee ($8235).<br /><br /> Thirteen days later we have a referral for our son Jadon. Never expected this so quickly but very grateful. When we hung up with the agency we knew we needed $5800 of the $8235 to secure him as our son. By the end of the day God had dropped that amount to $5500.<br /><br /> After much generosity from many people, family, friends and complete strangers and a last minute yard sale God has reduced the amount to $1000 that is needed for this huge step in getting Jadon in process to come home. <br /><br />Our agency sent us the official referral packet and forms to sign this past week with the official request to send our $8235 within 5 days. This means our signed paperwork and payment to accept Jadon is due by Wednesday.<br /><br />Please help if you can by donating any amount you are able. Little is much when God is in it!<br /><br />Many have asked what is next after this step. Once we turn in the required paperwork and payment this week they will begin preparing our paperwork in Ethiopia and working on requesting a court date. We wait and continue to raise money for our travel expenses for two trips. Due to courts closing in Ethiopia from August through early October, we don't expect to travel until mid to late October for the first trip. After the first trip we will come home for 4-6 weeks before traveling the second time to actually bring Jadon home. We have a small window of being able to get Jadon home before Christmas but with God anything is possible!!! Keep praying for our journey and for Jadon especially!<br /><br />F.R.O.G (Fully Relying On God)The Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564460322351688136noreply@blogger.com0