Dale and Deb Hessing Pig Farm

I have know Deb Hessing since I was about 8 years old. She has always been there for me. As a young girl she let me come to her hair salon and badger her customers and talk her ear off. As a teenager she let me tell her all my teenage problems. She listened and gave wise advise. She always told me it doesn't matter what everyone else said, only what God thought of me. When she started having babies, she let me come and "help" her with them. As an adult, she is always there to listen. It amazes me how God has kept our friendship through all these years!! I really do love her and value her friendship! She is an amazing woman of God and I am so thankful that she has been in my life for all these years!!
 

Some of our traveling time in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri

Living the Dream

Todd and Steve even share a birthday, just two years apart!!

Steve and his cousin Todd are a lot a like! Todd flies helicopters and Steve loves hearing about it!

My beautiful girl

Cousin Love- Kaileen and Kate

Uncle Harry Hoogeveen

Aunt Lorraine Hoogeveen

Uncle Les and Aunt Eva

Brady and Danae Mulder

At my cousin Anne Jasper's! Kids playing a game, Natalie, Kara, Ashley, Ellie, and Drew!!

Darrin and Troy- two peas in a pod!

Family Pictures 2015

It's Official!!

Today, after many hours of waiting(for two days), we finally received our 

FINAL ADOPTION PAPERS!!!

We are officially Kate's parents!! I can't begin to tell you how excited we are that the process is finished. It really seems anti-climatic with out our kids and so many of our team mates(many stateside). We are still beyond excited and thankful for God's gracious favor upon us!! 

We are so thankful for Kate and the joy she brings to our family! She asks everyday if we get to go on an airplane now, and we keep telling her we have to wait a bit longer! She misses Ashley, Drew and Troy so much. She love to talk to them over Skype, but she is getting anxious to hug them!

Thank-you all for your prayers and support! We now ask you to pray for the US Embassy's computer problems to be resolved so we can get the visa for her! 

All in God's timing, but I am really anxious!!