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 →
Since February when I first saw her picture, I have been waiting for this day. This was the day when our world collided with our daughter’s. What a sweet time it was. From the moment she walked into the room, she was curious. The surroundings of the play room were new to her and she was intent on exploring it Continue Reading →
It’s been a long, tiring journey, but we are finally here…here in her city. I can hardly believe it. It all seems so unreal to not only be here in EE again, but to know that she is within miles of us…no words. Being a part of her story unfolding has allowed there to be an inner peace that is Continue Reading →
As He’s unfolded His story through her story, somehow with me in the role as storyteller, I have been struck again and again by the fact that her story reaches far and wide, probably even farther than I will ever know. I am awed by how many people have already written in her figurative “life book” before she’s even arrived in Continue Reading →
Over the past few months, I have joined hands with others in finding the gifts of gratitude that are woven into the fabric of my life–the tiny details that sometimes go unnoticed, but yet it’s those small details that really hold everything together. Just like gratitude, I must take the time to notice their intricacy and beauty. As everything seems Continue Reading →
I had these grand plans of only adding to her story once per week, but frankly, I can barely keep up with Him daily and I think I will forget a lot of amazing little things if I go that route. So let’s see if I can bring you along more often on the ride. Over the weekend, it came Continue Reading →
I am absolutely humbled that God would allow me to be a part of her story. As I tell her story time and again, I am so in awe of what He is doing and cannot figure out for the life of me why He’d want to involve me—us—our family! Probably the hardest people to share her story with are Continue Reading →
By the following Monday, we received an unofficial word that they would make an exception for a family with up to 5 children in the home—ha, ha! That would work just fine for us! One mountain down. By Tuesday we knew the next mountain we were up against. There were two other families in front of us. In these types Continue Reading →
Something about this particular little one stayed with me over the months. Even though the door was closed, I couldn’t shake her and quietly kept her in my heart, praying for her and wondering if she’d ever found a family. On a Monday morning a few weeks ago, The Driver and I discussed our thoughts about changing to another country Continue Reading →