Malagan's Song: Happy to Announce......some good news!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Happy to Announce......some good news!

Hey friends!

I just wanted to pass along some good news. I went out to the mailbox today and lo and behold, we received our new fingerprint appointments in the mail. Yahoo. Our new appointment is this Saturday, 6/7 at 8:00 AM!! Wow, that is 6 days notice. We're going to have to juggle some things and cancel some others; not to mention, get up way early. But, we'll gladly make it happen. It will be nice to have this part of the process over with. After this, we should get our new approval which will be good for 18 months, I think.

That's all, just happy to pass on some good news for a change. Oh, and keep praying!

4 comments:

Klingbeil Family said...: Yay!! Hopefully everything will go smoothly on this trip as you work your way through the red tape! We'll keep praying for you guys!; June 2, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Maddie said...: Gimee a G
Gimee an O
Gimee a D
Gooo God!!!!!
I know His timing is perfect. And there was some reason for this crazyiness. Keep breathing in His fresh air. You are one breath closer to kissing that sweet face of Malley girl. :); June 4, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Scooter said...: Yipee!
Hope everything goes smoothly.

Angie McGhee; June 4, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Jenny said...: I'm a little slow on reading blogs lately but have been hearing things by word of mouth and am pumped for you guys! I'm glad you were able to go today and sorry things were so chaotic for you guys. Prayers are coming your way for the Farmer fam and the newest edition yet to come!!!!; June 7, 2008 at 3:21 PM

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Why Malagan's Song?

To tell you the truth, I don't know really. Everytime I would try to come up with a name for her blog, I would hit a dead end. Malagan's Story just didn't sound quite right; and it seems like everyone is saying, "journey to.....", and I'm not wild about that either. For some reason, that I don't even know, I just kept saying Malagan's song. I just think it reflects my personality and who I am. I LOVE music...of all kinds, and I love to sing. Songs have a beginning and an ending, but they can be sung or played over and over. That's what I have in mind with this blog. This song already has a beginning, and it will have an ending (one day), but I can sing it over & over again.....reminding myself and my youngest daughter that God loves us SOOOO much, that He brought us all together as a family in such a wonderful, and miraculous way.

What's in a Name?

Our youngest daughter's first name is Malagan. She will be called Malley. To me, names have a huge significance; and we've tried to name all of our children very intentionally based on heritage or meaning. Malagan is no different. Here's how she got her name.

In 2005 we began to prayerfully consider adoption. We felt led to adopt from China. This must have been God, because at the time I was 29; and you can't apply for China until you're 30. So there was a whole year of preparing and waiting (not my strong suit). We began to assemble the mounds of paperwork in early 2006. One of the things that I was praying about as we began was that God would give us a name for her that would serve as confirmation that we were doing or had done HIS will. I really didn't think I would receive that confirmation until much later.

But.....That summer, our oldest daughter (2nd child) became very, very ill from an E. Coli infection that developed into the very deadly Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (see link Sara Kate's saga). This illness caused her kidneys to fail and she was in the PICU at University Medical Center, in Knoxville, TN. There, we had the most wonderful, kind, and compassionate doctor. She was a true blessing, and I believe she was a gift from God. One night, while in the midst of pure hell, I asked Brad if we should continue with the adoption because at that time we did not know how much Sara Kate could/would recover. We both agreed that we should continue and we both felt that God had given us the baby's name, Malagan, after Dr. Maricarmen Malagan. There are other side stories and details that serve as further confirmation for us, but it's enough just to know we're waiting on Malley.

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Monday, June 2, 2008

Happy to Announce......some good news!

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