AMAZING NEWS!!!!!

HUGE NEWS FROM THE HIPPEN HOUSE!!!!! We're going to have a baby!!!! Ok, wait, before some of you choke on your snacks, and spit your pop across the room, let me explain..... we're adopting a little baby boy, who's due to be born on Valentine's Day.

Our niece, Stephanie, has a brain tumor, and as she was starting to doctor for that this past summer, she found out she was pregnant. Due to her medical complications, and her young age, she is not able to keep the baby herself, and so recently Ed and I prayed about it, thought about it (a LOT), and decided that we're ready, willing, and honored to take the baby in, and raise him as our son. We're so thrilled about it, while also being concerned about our niece's brain surgery, which will occur about 3-4 weeks after she delivers our baby.

It's amazing how God watches out for His children, of all ages. Sure, there's human will and choices that sometimes take us down other paths that might not have been a part of HIS plan. But once that's beyond reversal, God takes care and blesses us to the best outcome to Glorify HIM. God is so good! We're still going to be praying for Steph's safe surgery in March, her health and strength now as she finishes up the last several weeks of her pregnancy, and we'll be praying for God's guidance, love, and blessings upon our little boy as he enters this world. Please pray with us, that he is born strong, safe, and happy... coming home with us to our family, who will love him, cherish him, and raise him to the best of our ability.

God works in mysterious ways... HE is so amazing, and we can only do our best to live as HE would want us to.

Praises to the Lord... you just never know what's in store for you when you walk in HIS light!