My brother's funny christmas Card

So much to say...Almost a year home! Stay tuned

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sweet faces...we can't wait to hold again....

A beautiful family just traveled to get their sweet ones and they took the time to love on our girls...Thank you so much!! I have so many emotions..So happy...What a miracle...Thanks for the great pictures....They make the waiting more bearable....

Introducing our new daughters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't believe I just typed that!!! Can you hear me scream! I think even my friend Gerry in Scotland can hear me if he tries!


Today we received our 2nd MOWA letters!!!! GLORY to God!


Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious.
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you.
All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”

Come and see what God has done,
his awesome deeds for mankind!
Psalm 66 1-5

It only took 295 days but ...........It HAPPENED!

WE PASSED COURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

God is so good! This story is utterly amazing and I am so blessed to be
a part of it! I cannot describe how it felt to hear...Congratulations! We have
your court decrees! I have two daughters! They are precious as precious
can be....So today, they will be on bus with 8 of their sweet friends and
will be reunited with 6 more at the transition center! I can barley breathe
when I think about it...The miracle children...that is what they are...living
breathing miracles....

On Monday, it didn't look like us and another families kiddos were going to
make that bus trip, because as of Monday we hadn't received our decrees.
The thought of the bus leaving without the three of them broke our hearts...I sobbed and sobbed...What would they think, would they be sad or scared. Because even though
it has been 295 days for us parents here in America, it has been far longer for these
sweet precious children... They are like a family, some together for over a year and a half.

On Tuesday morning when our case worker called us to say we had our decrees, we
were beyond thrilled even though we knew it meat that is was one day to late for them to make the journey from the orphanage to Addis Abba with all the other children. We knew it would happen but just not today.... As we went about our day (walking on air) we didn't think it could get any better...But that later in the afternoon an email came from ourcase worker that said....There was a bus/transportation issue today, so tomorrow ALL the children will be transported together...REALLY! Amazing! I felt like God was saying to me...See, I got this...all of it...every detail, it is my adoption...See how I work...I am working ALL
things out...I know the exact hour...you need only to look to ME and be still........

Ephesians 3:20

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Still here

274 ...the number of days since I last saw and held my sweet girls...I wish I could tell you that I understood this but I don't.
I do trust that there has to be a BIG plan for our kids that the enemy is working OVERTIME to try and keep me from them! But I
tell you, I will continue to fight, I will not give up! As hard as this has been (there are no words) I have seen God work miracle
after miracle...This story is beyond amazing and the GLORY is all His!

We received word in early August (one week after the courts closed, of course) that our MOWA letters were written! ( A MIRACLE)
However we were then told we would have to wait until the courts reopened in October! (Yes, October) Again there are few words, but I can assure you, I may not have had words (well a few choice ones) , but I had many many tears.

My conversations with God resemble that of a two year old having a tantrum... Yes, I remember my boys terrible twos and I have to say they don't hold a candle to the tantrum that I have been able to muster up these days, I am talking blue in the face, full throttle...But, I realize that a two old can't see what is best, they don't have the capacity to grasp that you the parent are only looking out for their own good, you as the loving parent can see from a much different view point and you as the parent fully understand why but you are not able to communicate that to a screaming two year old. The tantrum will continue until the child finally submits to the will of the parent, only then can a parent speak to the two year old and be heard and received. You as the parent are there, your love never wavered, you never moved, your forgiveness ready and waiting for your child...Ready to move on, You hug them, you kiss them, you help them dust themselves off .....Sound familiar? I know that I know that God is our heavenly father, He has never moved, never wavered, always waiting for me to listen, all loving, all forgiving, His mercies are new every morning.... amazing

Today we learned that the judge is back and working (Thank you Jesus) ...Will you pray with me that our decrees are written, our children are moved, the final papers are gathered and submitted to the US Embassy and that the US Embassy works quickly to clear us for travel....

Another step closer....

Today we received some great news! Our sweet girls will be moving to our agency's transition house! Transition house!! (Praise God!)

We are getting closer!!! Soon sweet girls!

This is beyond exciting!