Paperwork, finance, a van and more...

Ok so it has finally sunk in. I am going to be a dad.

Kelly and I are on the road to adoption, but we are not far enough along to have any idea what child God is bringing into our lives. I just know that I am going to be a dad. Is it the litany of paperwork that we have filled out or yet to have filled out? No. Is it the strong desire that Kelly and I have for children? No, but that does help. No it is something much more primal, much more definitive that is driving my assurance of being a father. Kelly and I just purchased a VAN!

Most men shy away from this foreboding omen of the chaos to come, yet I am staring into the storm with a smile on my face reminiscent of Bruce Campbell.

"I will be a dad and you cannot intimidate me!" I say to the van and the storm, "Though you steal my coolness, though you break my lead footed, sports car dreams, and though you lure me in with your promises of leather seats, top of the line stereo, and child distracting DVD dreams, I will prevail. I will garner the much anticipated title of DAD!!!! You will not win in the end!"

I know this is overly dramatic, but well....

I will proudly step into this van if only to have the possibility of family road trips, slobbery kisses and drinking coffee from the much earned, "Greatest Dad in the World" mug.

Kelly and I are very thankful for all of your prayers and support of this endeavor. We are in the midst of planning for a concert benefit thingy and we will be inviting all of you to come and celebrate this process with us.

A few bits of housekeeping to pass on to you. Thank you for those that have decided to help in supporting us in our adoption. You need to know that we greatly appreciate it and know that we cannot do this with out you. If you are thinking about supporting us we have a few things to let you know. This is not a ministry or nonprofit so you will not be able to claim it on your taxes. If you are looking at whether you should tithe or give to our effort, I want to say emphatically TITHE!. That is God's money and we do not want it, God will provide. If you have given your tithe and you are looking to give an offering to a ministry like helping Luke Valenti in Albania or Matt & Sarah as they go to Nicaragua or helping with our adoption. I would say choose the missions first. Now if you have done all that and still feel strongly that you are to help the Walker''s to save a life, than we will gladly take you up on your offer!

We have the donate button in the upper right to help expedite your support, but if PayPal and electronic donations are not your thing, than you can go into any US Bank and ask to donate to "The Walker Adoption" or under Kelly Walker and they can help you get your funds to the right place. We have asked a trusted friend to be the administrator for the account so that what ever goes into the account will be used for the adoption process so that everything is above board.

We are finished with our initial paperwork and it is amazing how the paperwork keeps multiplying! Next we are going to our adoption class the 19th and 20th. This was a surprise. We got a call that we had the choice of this class or the next one FOUR MONTHS AWAY! We chose this one for the obvious reason that we are not wanting to wait that long! Being that the class is taking place on a Sunday and that is my biggest work day, I had to find someone to fill in at short notice. Thankfully a great friend was available to jump in so Kelly and I could run to Portland! Thank you again Rhonda!

Thank you God for your blessings and this new stage in our life. Thank you Jesus also for great friends that have been encouraging this journey! Amen!

P.S. Yes I will tame the van with a branding of our own bumper stickers!!!

Jeremy