Me and My Boys

Oh dear, it's been such a long, long time since I've blogged...I barely have time to wash my hair anymore, much less blog about life. But I miss it. I love to write. God has truly blessed me with an amazing job where I get paid to write creatively. The only downside is how hectic it is, and how I have to be away from my boys some days because of it. But I know how truly blessed I am. Zack and I have always had this passionate love for children, and now we get to have 2 of the most beautiful, sweet, hilarious, loving boys in the world. We are amazed at how much we can love two little people we only just met a short while ago. They crack me up every day, and they make me wanna cuss too. They make me feel insecure sometimes, like they don't seem to love me yet the way I love them...and then they look into my eyes at night before they fall asleep and say something like, "I love you, Momma," and my heart melts like butter on a hot biscuit. I will never be able to repay God for this thing He has done, nor would I have even had the audacity to ask for such an extravagant gift...but I will be forever grateful. And every time I hold them, I'm reminded of God's love for me--that He would allow me to parent such amazing little men. I don't deserve this opportunity. Wow, it makes me cry to think about it. Things with us are going well. Zack's still teaching, and we've still got the business, though it's been so slow lately...(but that's going to change soon!) I'm writing scripts/creating storylines for video games. Like I said, things are really hectic right now...in fact, I'm supposed to be working on something right now that's due tonight, but alas, I procrastinate... Our apartment is really cramped now that we have the boys, and hopefully we can buy a house once our lease is up in August. We are currently taking adoption classes every week, and are starting a Dave Ramsey course at church next week to try to get out of debt. I am going to start teaching tots church once a month starting this month. Zack just finished coaching cross country and is trying to decide whether or not to coach track. We are busy, busy, busy, and are trying to figure out how to remedy that. Well, I can definitely see this turning into an Allen and Kaden blog, where I only post pictures and write stories about them, but I'm sure you won't mind...mainly b/c I doubt there are very many people reading this other than my immediate family...=) I'll end with some video of the boys, incase some of you haven't seen them. I'll try to keep this blog as current as I can on the adoption process, our job situations and house hunting. I am looking forward to a blessed year in 2009! Thanks for reading! =D

Partial-Birth Abortion Video--Please Watch!

I know I haven't blogged in a while...well, I have 2 little boys now and a job that's gotten pretty crazy, so... Anyway, try as I may, I can't turn my heart from this issue of abortion, especially with our newly-elected president being pro-abortion. Please watch this video. It made me cry, and feel nauseous, but it's so very clear: you can argue with words all you want. No one could watch this and not see the truth of what's happening. Please don't stop praying! I know I've felt discouraged since the election, but I believe there is still a remnant. Let's continue to pray for the ending of abortion and for the heart of our president to be changed.