I carry in my heart womb 3 year old twins and a 4 week old, I carry in my womb an 8 week old. Do you need to read that last line again? I don’t blame you,  I needed to as well.

I mean really, why do in 7 years what you can do in less than 2 months. Only the Master Creator could be behind a move like this. That’s right my lovely readers, you are picking up what I am laying down. I am expecting yet another sweet little miracle. I could not and I repeat, could not, be more elated. Initially I thought I was experiencing all of these symptoms due to my 3 heart pregnancies but it would appear as though it is that plus 1!

When we told the girls this morning, they must have jumped up and down and spun in circles singing “Adams family, party of 8, your table is ready” 500 times.  I love the sound of that. Nothing is ever wasted in God’s world. 8 signifies new beginnings. I dare say, this is a new beginning for the Adams family. A newer beginning than I could have ever imagined for myself. Grateful doesn’t come close to the way I feel.

So if you see me at the grocery store with my 8 year old, my 5 year old, my 2-3 year olds, my 1 year old, my newborn and my hair isn’t done, my socks don’t match and there’s peanut butter on my butt, please, by all means, come over and offer me a brush and a wipe. I’ll gratefully receive your kind gesture.

Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127:2-4

We are still raising much needed funds to bring our three haitian beauties home. Please donate what you are able and share our story with as many people as you can. Most of you follow our journey fairly closely. So for those of you who do not, we wanted you to know that the funds that were being raised for our last adoption that turned out to be a scam, were used toward this adoption and it paid for passports, legal document copies, medical evaluations and our application fee. Those fees were not included in our 36k. Please be reassured it was used for what it was intended.

We still need to raise 5k more by Friday and then after that we will still have another 31k to go! It takes a village to raise a child, a village to pay to bring a child home, 8 villages to raise 8 children and 3 villages to bring 3 babies home from Haiti. Will you please do all you can. We are so grateful for all of your support. 

Oh in case you are wondering, it is very common for us to call each other chocolate and vanilla in our family. We have this little game we play and we pretend to nibble each other’s arms and well, we think we taste like chocolate and vanilla. It just works for our family. I like having sisters from Haiti. I think I am the luckiest girl alive. I am also a miracle. My Mom has had a very hard time getting pregnant. The doctors told her she would never have kids. Well, Jesus really wanted me with them because here I am. It wasn’t easy getting here and when I was born I wasn’t breathing. I breathe really good now. I’m glad. My Mom got pregnant after 7 years of trying and my little sister, Amber Eileen, only lived about 2 months in her womb. We were all very sad. It’s hard to describe just how sad I was. My mom and dad were really sad too. We know Amber is in Heaven. She is dancing with the angels is what my mom tells me. We were ready to adopt an older sister from Haiti but something bad happened and she wasn’t able to come home with us. My mom said it felt the same as when Amber went to be with Jesus. I am always amazed at how we can be sad but then so happy again. I am pretty sure Jesus helps us with that. When we talk to Jesus and sing to Him, my heart gets happy. My dad says a lot, “God makes all things new” I think I know what that means. It means we are now matched with not one, not two but three new little sisters. Wow. I can hardly believe it. I am beyond jumping up and down. Like if you could see me right now, I am doing summersaults and crazy cartwheels where I land on my head and stuff. Mom and dad said we need to raise support to bring my sisters home. I am doing a lemonade stand and making jewelry to sell. My parents are speaking at churches and stores and things. They tell our story a lot but I never get tired of hearing it.

We need to raise 36 thousand dollars. I don’t really know how much that is but my mom says, it could buy a lot of American girl dolls and accessories. Each of my sister’s dossiers/adoption will cost $12 thousand dollars. Good thing it’s broken down into payments. Our first payment is due in 2 weeks. That is $6 thousand dollars to send in our dossier and to get my sister’s dossiers finalized. Then July 1, 2012 we have to pay another $12 thousand dollars, that’s $4 thousand per each sister to go into the IBESR. My mom tells me the IBESR is the Haitian social services where they gather facts and paperwork to approve our adoption. The remainder of the money isn’t due until the end of August, that will cover my sisters Visas and final paperwork from the court. We get to fly to Haiti to see them once we are approved in the IBESR. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I do voice overs for the Hands and Feet project.  That has helped me learn so much about Haiti. I love Haiti and I love my sisters.

If you would like to help us bring my sisters home I would be so thankful and I would love to know who you are and have your address so I can make you a thank you card. I am very good at making thank you cards. My mom says I am one artistic kid. Oh and do you think you could send me a picture? I like to see all my new friends.

Here’s a picture of my family and me.

A fine chocolate and vanilla mix

Here is a picture of my new little sisters.  Aren’t they yummy?

One of our lovely daughters, (and namesake of the band) Faith Annagail, has added “voice-over talent” to her resume.   She just completed a voice over for our friends at The Hands And Feet Project who do some amazing work in and around Jacmel Haiti.  The organization and orphanage was started by the late, great Audio Adrenaline and continues to bring awareness and relief to the suffering and devastation there.  The video she was involved in is a VBS project and is a free video based “add on” to a church’s existing VBS curriculum.  She was a natural in the studio, to no one’s surprise, and already has several more “in the works.”   Crazy…she can say she has job experience already.  She’ll be a veteran by 7 years old.  The project is five 3 minute video segments hosted by children from the Hands and Feet Project in Haiti. The videos describe day-to-day living at an orphanage in Haiti, and aim to teach, entertain and inspire.
The goal is to partner with churches and VBS programs to raise money to build homes and care for the orphans of Haiti.  Check it out below and pass it on.

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Annagail has always defied and stretched genres. But this focused EP, produced by Nashville hit-maker Keith Follese’ (Emerson Drive, Everfound, Adam Gregory) for Bigger Dog Productions, is a four song glimpse into the collection of influences that come through in their songs. Electronic flourishes meet undeniable organic hooks. It perfectly captures the powerful dynamics they’re known for. The production of this stellar project moves and builds each song into veritable anthems.

Annagail’s “If All I Had” has been included on the new “We Are The World” disc released to radio. Annagail’s radio promoter for their current single “If All I Had,” Rick Hendrix Company, and “We Are the World” have partnered to release the song. Following the earthquake in Haiti, which devastated the area, it was agreed that the song would be re-recorded by new artists, in the hope that it would reach a new generation and help benefit the people of Haiti. The song was recorded in fourteen hours by over eighty artists on February 1, and was released and debuted on February 12, 2010, during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Rick Hendrix and his Rick Hendrix Foundation have been active in Haiti since the devastation. “We opened several short term medical facilities in the area and treated over 5000 people within 9 days,” stated Lavon Coleman chairman of the Rick Hendrix Foundation. The Hendrix company’s heart is on Haiti and feels the partnership with “We Are the World 25 for Haiti” is a perfect fit.

“We are honored to be included on such an amazing project,” say’s Annagail’s Jared Adams. “It’s humbling…not only for the scope of it’s compassion but to be listed alongside some truly legendary artists like The Gaither Vocal Band to Michael Jackson and the myriad of artist that this song brought together. Annagail’s Jennifer Adams agrees, “We are grateful and can only pray this helps the situation in Haiti and brings more awareness to the on-going needs.”

We are honored by all the amazing folks that have, are, and will pledge to be a part of this process and contribute to ensure we are able to continue our journey to see some moments of joy brought to broken hearts and weary lives. Family, friend and fan all mean the same thing here.  Thank you for your courage and faith to partner with us.  It’s a beautiful and exciting thing to witness when steps of faith and commitment lead you into levels and places you never knew were possible.

If you would like to partner financially with Annagail but are a little leery of the crazy intraweb and your money doing a cybernetic tango, then you can make checks payable to Havilah Global (a wonderful non-profit that processes our donations) and mail to:

Havilah GlobalPO Box 113Zeeland, MI  49464

All donations to Havilah Global are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

It wasn’t more than a few months back that I miscarried at eight weeks along. It wasn’t more than a few months back that I miscarried children of the heart. (I’m the beginning) The pain was more than any human being should bear. The unanswered questions and feelings of hopelessness. The very real feeling that a part of me was now missing. Every morning was a reminder of what happened the day before. At the time I didn’t know how I would ever move through that kind of despair. Every day I would make the choice to open up my mouth and to give thanks. Every day there was this force greater than I beckoning me onward.

In this very moment, I pause to give thanks yet again for where onward has brought me. It wasn’t long ago that my path crossed with the most incredible woman from the most incredible organization I have ever known, www.givinghopehaiti.com. The longer we talked and the more we shared our stories, we had the most surreal awareness that we were living parallel lives.  (I’m everything in between)

One of the first times we spoke over the telephone she said to me, “Jennifer, God is going to bless you double for your obedience to His voice, and although you have experienced so much loss, you will have double for your trouble.” I wrote those words down and repeated them daily, several times a day for weeks on end. Knowing those words would manifest and become something real. Little did I know, just how real real would be!

I am beyond thrilled to announce publicly that we have been matched with twin 3 year old girls from Haiti, named Hope Elaine and Apple Renee as well as a newborn baby girl named, Haven Clara. All three of our daughters have experienced abandonment, rejection and loss at a very early age. They are in great need of a forever family. We had the honor of giving them all new names and we believe whole-heartedly their new names go with their new future! Hope Elaine is vibrant and outgoing, Apple Renee is quiet and introspective; their blend is nothing short of glorious. Haven Clara is just that, a bright and safe place. I cannot wait to share more details about their little journeys as time goes on but for today, I give thanks that God saw them and rescued them. I am most honored and humbled to be entrusted with their little hearts. Faith, Grace and my good lookin’ man are too!

Not only am I receiving a double blessing but also a triple blessing from the One who is faithful! The words that were spoken are coming to life and in ways I never imagined. (I’m the conclusion)

We would be most grateful if you would please consider giving to our adoption journey and or passing along our story to anyone you know who carries a heart for adoption. We have more than enough room in our hearts and our home for these 3 little chocolate yummies. However, the cost is $12,000 per child which when you think of all the paperwork, time and research that goes into each adoption, $12,000 seems like pennies. All donations are tax deductible. At this pace, we will soon have our own African Children’s choir to travel with Annagail.

If you prefer to mail a check or money order send to: Havilah Global in the memo write Adams Adoption, PO Box 113, Zeeland, MI  49464.

Apple Renee is on the left and Hope Elaine is on the right. I will be posting a picture of Haven Clara as soon as I get an updated one of her fully clothed. We saw her when she was just born

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