It is set for Monday. I simply can't believe it!
I am bursting with excitement. There is still a small chance that we could travel on Saturday. But I am believing that God wants us in Ethiopia! God is so good and merciful. It is only by HIS power that these boys will be adopted into our family.
I read this in church on Sunday and it has been with me all week. It was actually verses beyond what the pastor was preaching. I have to be honest, I wasn't paying attention to him at that moment. I was drawn to this verse and read it over and over and finally had to underline it.
"Therefore, the LORD waits to be gracious to you and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him." Isaiah 30:18
One of the lyrics from a song that day was..."strength will rise as we wait upon the LORD..."
Thank you for praying...keep it up because so much more needs to happen!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
My girls
Role reversal happened this week. Lydia and Adie wore matching outfits instead of Grace and Lydia. Adie was tickled pink knowing she matched someone - can't you tell from her face. I actually had to wash their outfits last night so they could match again today.
Story time with Daddy
Story time with Daddy
Down to the wire
Great news - they found his Dad
Bad news - he can't make it to Addis in time for tomorrow's court date.
New prayer request: Pray that God would be merciful and give us a Friday court date so we could still travel the following week.
Bad news - he can't make it to Addis in time for tomorrow's court date.
New prayer request: Pray that God would be merciful and give us a Friday court date so we could still travel the following week.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Prayers
We have two days until court.
I still don't think they have found our little guy's dad. He really needs to come to court because this would be the best way for us to pass on Wednesday.
There are MANY obstacles in our way at this point of getting on the plane in 12 days! I can't list them all, but trust me if you were sitting in my kitchen drinking hot chocolate with me, your eyes would grow large once you heard it all. But this all the more reason to only trust in God. At the end of this adoption journey our boys are going to be able to look back and realize that it was all about Jesus. He wanted these boys in our family and against all odds they will be adopted into our family.
Today I am keeping my focus on how God adopted me into his family and how I am forever his.
Pray for boys and pray for me that I will be a good mom here to my three girls and that I am ever present when it feels like half my heart is on the other side of the world. Also, I know of another family who has court today. Whenever you think about adoption, pray for all the forever families that God is creating that day!
I still don't think they have found our little guy's dad. He really needs to come to court because this would be the best way for us to pass on Wednesday.
There are MANY obstacles in our way at this point of getting on the plane in 12 days! I can't list them all, but trust me if you were sitting in my kitchen drinking hot chocolate with me, your eyes would grow large once you heard it all. But this all the more reason to only trust in God. At the end of this adoption journey our boys are going to be able to look back and realize that it was all about Jesus. He wanted these boys in our family and against all odds they will be adopted into our family.
Today I am keeping my focus on how God adopted me into his family and how I am forever his.
Pray for boys and pray for me that I will be a good mom here to my three girls and that I am ever present when it feels like half my heart is on the other side of the world. Also, I know of another family who has court today. Whenever you think about adoption, pray for all the forever families that God is creating that day!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The "NEW" family room
This morning when I woke, the whole family was in our room.
Last night Lydia had an accident in her bed so she crawled into the toddler bed that we keep at the end of our bed. (I can't remember if I have blogged about this before or not, but our room is huge and so we keep the spare toddler bed at the end of our bed to keep little munchkins out of our bed. It works great for when there are nightmares, sick ones or whatever they can come up with in the middle of the night.) The toddler bed works awesome for Grace and Lydia, but Adie, well, she won't sleep in it. She needs to be right in the middle of us...surprise, surprise.
Last night, she wanted me of course and I tried to ignore her for awhile to see if she would fall back to asleep on her own. Nope...she was by Carl's side of the bed in a few minutes. Instead of bringing her back to bed, he let her crawl in and sleep between us.
Now a couple of hours later, Grace woke up with nightmares. Carl tried to put her back to bed, but she was a little delirious. He grab her blankets and put her on the floor because Lydia was already occupying the toddler bed.
This brings me back to all the kids in our room when I woke up. It was precious to hear all of them breathing in the early morning. I couldn't help to let my mind wander to the boys and wonder what they were up to. Even though they do not reside at our house, they are forever on my mind and in my heart.
Last night Lydia had an accident in her bed so she crawled into the toddler bed that we keep at the end of our bed. (I can't remember if I have blogged about this before or not, but our room is huge and so we keep the spare toddler bed at the end of our bed to keep little munchkins out of our bed. It works great for when there are nightmares, sick ones or whatever they can come up with in the middle of the night.) The toddler bed works awesome for Grace and Lydia, but Adie, well, she won't sleep in it. She needs to be right in the middle of us...surprise, surprise.
Last night, she wanted me of course and I tried to ignore her for awhile to see if she would fall back to asleep on her own. Nope...she was by Carl's side of the bed in a few minutes. Instead of bringing her back to bed, he let her crawl in and sleep between us.
Now a couple of hours later, Grace woke up with nightmares. Carl tried to put her back to bed, but she was a little delirious. He grab her blankets and put her on the floor because Lydia was already occupying the toddler bed.
This brings me back to all the kids in our room when I woke up. It was precious to hear all of them breathing in the early morning. I couldn't help to let my mind wander to the boys and wonder what they were up to. Even though they do not reside at our house, they are forever on my mind and in my heart.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Feelings and life goes on
I wanted to first of all say Thank you for all of your prayers, phone calls and encouragement. Yesterday was hard.
But today is better because God's mercies are new every morning. I am not saying that I haven't cried today, but I am saying that there is a peace within my tears.
When I talk about the boys, I naturally tear up because so many emotions come to the surface. Yesterday I was hit hard by the fact of all the loss that they have experienced in their short little lives. Having to wait a week to find out if they are both forever ours is a spit in the bucket comparatively. I just want to kiss them goodnight, snuggle with them and tell them that they are loved unconditionally and will be apart of our family forever! Who wouldn't want to do this for their child? And we waited so long for this court date that it was a big blow not to pass, but God is in control and so we trust and wait some more.
So here is what you can specifically be praying for the next 6 days.
- that his Dad shows up to court - best case scenario
- if this is not possible that the relative can have safe travels back and forth from the hometown- which I am told is 10 hours one way and that she can get the piece of paper needed from the police department.
-the judge would have mercy on our situation and pass our little boy through court
- no paperwork would be lost
-for BFAS (our agency) that they would endurance - there are a lot of families with court dates and details can be overwhelming.
-Lastly pray for our boys that God would unite their hearts with ours and that he would do a miraculous work in and through them.
And if I see you on the street or at church, be prepared that I will cry. I can't help it...tears flow very easily right now- which is God's way of making me weak, humble, honest, vulnerable and totally dependent on him. I won't be giving you the Christian answer of "good" or "fine" when you ask, "How are you doing?"
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On a completely different note. I haven't posted anything lately on my youngest who will soon be ousted from her queen bee role around here.
I found her the other day with a the whole loaf of bread in her mouth. I laughed so hard and ran and got the camera. Her response... "I hunree." She wasn't pleased when I took the picture. She is notorious for swiping a piece of bread from the cupboard, but with homemade bread...there are no slices, so naturally she took the whole loaf. As for the coat and hat? I have no idea why she is wearing it...I don't question what she wears as long as she is dressed.
But today is better because God's mercies are new every morning. I am not saying that I haven't cried today, but I am saying that there is a peace within my tears.
When I talk about the boys, I naturally tear up because so many emotions come to the surface. Yesterday I was hit hard by the fact of all the loss that they have experienced in their short little lives. Having to wait a week to find out if they are both forever ours is a spit in the bucket comparatively. I just want to kiss them goodnight, snuggle with them and tell them that they are loved unconditionally and will be apart of our family forever! Who wouldn't want to do this for their child? And we waited so long for this court date that it was a big blow not to pass, but God is in control and so we trust and wait some more.
So here is what you can specifically be praying for the next 6 days.
- that his Dad shows up to court - best case scenario
- if this is not possible that the relative can have safe travels back and forth from the hometown- which I am told is 10 hours one way and that she can get the piece of paper needed from the police department.
-the judge would have mercy on our situation and pass our little boy through court
- no paperwork would be lost
-for BFAS (our agency) that they would endurance - there are a lot of families with court dates and details can be overwhelming.
-Lastly pray for our boys that God would unite their hearts with ours and that he would do a miraculous work in and through them.
And if I see you on the street or at church, be prepared that I will cry. I can't help it...tears flow very easily right now- which is God's way of making me weak, humble, honest, vulnerable and totally dependent on him. I won't be giving you the Christian answer of "good" or "fine" when you ask, "How are you doing?"
____________________
On a completely different note. I haven't posted anything lately on my youngest who will soon be ousted from her queen bee role around here.
I found her the other day with a the whole loaf of bread in her mouth. I laughed so hard and ran and got the camera. Her response... "I hunree." She wasn't pleased when I took the picture. She is notorious for swiping a piece of bread from the cupboard, but with homemade bread...there are no slices, so naturally she took the whole loaf. As for the coat and hat? I have no idea why she is wearing it...I don't question what she wears as long as she is dressed.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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