Lex is a Cook for good!!

Today marked the end of our 10 day waiting period since court. Our court decree is final today and Lex is officially a Cook forever. As it turns out, not only was the 10 day wait a time when his family could've taken him back, it was a time when we could've changed our minds and given him back. I thought of that today when Irina said that to us. She said, "Well it's official today. Your 10 day wait is over and he is yours no matter what! You've had your time to think it over and now he is yours!" She was saying it jokingly of course, but it got me thinking. God has shown me time and time again that He chose this little boy to he our son long before we every laid eyes on him. Today was just a reminder that this all was just a formality....a means to an end...a journey to pick up our son that for whatever reason needed to be born in Russia. All of the hoops and obstacles that we ("we" meaning us and Lex) faced along the way was just a journey of faith. A lesson that sometimes we are not as strong as we think we are. We need God and family and friends to ultimately help us get to God's planned destination. For Lex, for now, that Phenix City and a family. For us, it's children we could never imagine and loved ones who never cease to amaze us. We don't know what the future holds for this family, but through this I have learned that God truly is in control of all of the tangled webs that are our lives, as long as I trust in Him with all my heart, I will never be lost. My prayer is that all of the people this adoption has touched will see God's mighty hand at work and recognize how truly amazing and faithful our Lord is!