Introducing Arielle McIver !!

"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life.
But those who make their journey home across time & miles,
growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them,
are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us
by God's very own hands."

We have the most wonderful news to share. On Thursday, July 6th we got the official news that the little girl we have grown to love and cherish while caring for her is part of our family forever. The adoption has gone through and our daughter and Bennett's little sister is finally here. I know so many of you walked through this process with us and cared for us and prayed with us and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Arielle Teresa Joy McIver - born March 28, 2006






(Ive made three posts today, so read down to see them all, i've been slow!)

Vive la Quebec!

We made it! Well Paul got here 5 days before me and the kids and paved the way, but now we are all here together again. I am so proud of Paul. While I was still out picking up the kids he went and got a haircut, set up all our utilities, arranged things with our landlord, went to church, made friends, etc ALL IN FRENCH!! I’m thrilled by the way he is being fearless and he said he just looks up key words he knows he’ll need and writes them in a little notebook before he heads out, then uses his dictionary and people help him along as he goes. The people have been really friendly, especially when they hear he is here to learn French.
So I flew here with both Bennett and Arielle, and my Mom accompanied us to keep me sane. The flights went well, and Bennett only had one little melt down. I am thankful to have mom here for a few days to help me unpack and shop for the things to set up a temporary house for 6 months. Today we went to historic “Vielle Quebec”. It’s old city style that honestly made me feel like I was right back in Europe. I love the old architecture and café lined streets and hearing French all around me. Even though I’m rusty, my French is all coming back to me quickly.





We have a great huge park right across the street from our new place and I’m looking forward to many afternoons spent there talking with other parents and kids and getting to know people. I’m sure you will hear many more stories about where we live and what we are doing!!

Pre-Field Orientation

So what is there really to say about the 12 days we spent at a camp 3 hours north of Toronto for Pre Field Orientation? A few adjectives come to mind, so Ill share them with you since stories and words won’t do it justice. Peaceful. Uplifting. Encouraging, transparent leadership, Caring for each other, Prayer, Loads of teaching. It was such a great place to relax with 14 other people, both couples and singles, who are going through and doing the same things as us, albeit to other far reaching corners of the world. We made friends that we will follow along on their journeys for decades to come. We felt better prepared when we left than when we came. I guess that was the point. Here are a few pictures. And to all of my fellow PFO’ers, thank you for the amazing fellowship.