To You on Your First Christmas

I've thought about you a lot over the past two days. It's your first Christmas and you are so far away. You deserve to be in a home with a family that loves you...with parents who will hold you close and tell you that you are loved. You deserve to listen as the story of Jesus' birth is read and be prayed over before you fall asleep. Instead you are where you are and we are praying that God will hold you in His hands until we can get to you. I've been on the verge of tears since yesterday thinking of this, and now I can't seem to find the words to explain all that I want to tell you.

Your father is so confident that you are ok. He knows that you will be here soon enough and that your life will be changed forever. He chooses to think about the good that will come instead of the worry that is here. We are so different that way. He's always the eternal optimist and I am the one that is looking at every detail of what is happening right now. We do look at one thing exactly the same though...we both know that God is looking over you. I may not be able to hold you this Christmas, but I can pray over you as you are sleeping halfway across the world....

"May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace. (Num. 6:24-26). For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Them you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. (Jer 29: 11-13).....Amen

                                                                                                Merry Christmas and Sweet Dreams Angel,
                                                                                                                                                   Mama

So Much News

I'll try to keep this short....I know it's been a while since our last post, but we really were at a stand still. We had done everything we could do and were just waiting on..you guessed it...the government. We were waiting on our fingerprints from the FBI. We are still waiting on clearance from DHR before the social worker can come visit, but we do have some other things we can be working on in the meantime.

I went over the dossier (Russian paperwork) list that has to be completed tonight with our consultant. It is a lot we have to compile, but she gave me some AMAZING news. She said things were moving very quickly with boys in Russia and we could have a referral even before we finish our dossier!! That is so exciting. That means that we could be matched with a baby some time soon. What a great Christmas present!! It just occurred to me tonight that this will be our baby's first Christmas. I wish we could spend it with him, but until then....

Merry Christmas baby boy. We love you and are praying for you every day!