Sara Bareilles - Gravity

One of my friends use to say "Wouldn't life be better with background music." and someone on Pinterest posted "I wish Morgan Freeman narrated my Life." Sounds good right? Today I'm feeling like this is the song that would be playing today. We came SO close to being able to adopt a sweet Baby Girl that was born on Monday. We were so excited. Things were falling into place like it was really going to happen. We were even able to see a picture of her beautiful little face. We were told that the Couple really connected with us while they read our profile. We were told that the Birth Mom, many Family members and the agency ALL were hoping that we would be Her parents. We cleaned up our car seat and put it in the trunk of our car so we could leave in any second. Then it came down to the Birth Father. He did not want to place Her with a family that is "Overly Zealous In Religion". So the search went out nationally to find another family. She was placed with a non-LDS family today. Break my heart. I can't stop thinking - If we did not go to church - would we have this Sweet Little Girl?"

One of my dear Friends on Facebook posted a profound statement once:

"Sometimes it seems like Satan is winning".

On another note... Sometimes I have felt like we need to hide that we are a religious family. Felt like that we would get chosen faster if we would just keep that little sentence out of our Birth Parent Letter. Then what it comes down to us not being who we really are.

I know that there is a sweet baby out there somewhere/sometime meant to be in our little family. Until then.........

Last hike of the season

We headed up the canyon for one more last hike of the year. At least I think. It gets colder and colder everyday. The leaves were beautiful. Ethan just loves this hike. He gets so excited when we head up the canyon. He knows just were we are going. He even knows the trail. It's so fun to hear him give us a tour of the hike. He mentions the turtle shell and all the bridges that cross the river.

OCTOBERFEST

Since October is one of my most favorite months I've changed my blog background to reflect such. My "Octoberfest" (note that there is no K in my Octoberfest cuz there's no beer here) has begun! Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those girls who get a thrill out of spooky, scary things. I recall as a young girl I went Trick or Treating with my older siblings. Crying as they went Trick or Treating to an Old Haunted House! That aside, I enjoy the friendly "Spookiness" of Halloween fun.

Another favorite part of my Octoberfest is... General Conference. I love watching General Conference and look forward to the many inspirational talks. This morning our Prophet announced something that was a big surprise to me.

Another Temple in Provo UT! The old Tabernacle in Provo, that burned down last December, will be transformed into the new Provo Temple. This building is very dear to me. As a member of the Utah Valley Children's Choir, I sang in that building many times. Mostly during Christmas time. I have very fond memories of that building and am looking forward to seeing it as an LDS Temple.

Happy Spooks, Eeks, and Boo's