Today marks the 3rd birthday of our Hidden Treasure. That was one thing that I prayed…that God would allow us to have her in our custody before her birthday. He answered that by allowing us to slide in just in time! What a way to celebrate her birthday–by having a family! Isn’t God cool like that? We’ve spent the day Continue Reading →

Today was the big day–Gotcha Day! We brought our daughter home from the orphanage this morning and now she resides with us in the hotel while we finish up paperwork with the Embassy. Here are a few fun photos from today. The bottom one was the smile we caught when I bent down to her level and she could see Continue Reading →

This is a bit delayed, but court has been completed! We are officially her parents! While in-country, our facilitator prepared us for court by letting us know the questions we would be asked and also making sure we understood that the hard work had already been done, court was merely a formality. The judge had already scoured our information and Continue Reading →

 After many weeks apart, we received our sweet reward today. Our daughter was beyond excited that we were here to visit again. Even a few of the other kids in her groupa identified us as our daughter’s mama and papa. As you head off to bed, we’ve begun a new day. This is the day in which we will have Continue Reading →

Laundry is running its cycle, clean clothes are being folded, suitcases are being pulled out and Russian phrases are playing in the background–evidence that in less than a week we will be in Eastern Europe standing in court on behalf of her. Some months go really fast and some go painfully slow. July was a slow one, but August is Continue Reading →

As I have had this opportunity to write out His story through her story, I have had a front seat view of the hands and feet of Jesus. This past weekend, we had some pretty incredible people come together and give what they could to multiply the effect by working together, leading to some astounding results. We are fully funded. Our friends, Continue Reading →

These little pink, shiny shoes make me ridiculously excited. Especially because Littlest One noticed that these pink, shiny shoes that I couldn’t pass up for her are the exact same size as these shoes! Anyone remember their significance?

As we walked along the paths to the play yard, in search of our daughter, it was never far from our minds that this was our last day with her. Her groupa was already headed outside, but once we caught up with them and called her name, a moment unfolded that I hope to never forget. We called her name, Continue Reading →

Upon our arrival, we were greeted with the news that our daughter began looking for us outside the windows this morning and began pitching a fit when she thought we were not coming. That is good news, friends! That means she is looking forward to our time together and that she remembers us. The bad news is that we only Continue Reading →

They say a picture is worth a million words so I will let the pictures do a lot of the talking today. It was a long day of visiting, but so very worth it. Our first day of visiting and our second day of visiting were like night and day. Cautious and reserved the first day, full of joyful laughter Continue Reading →