Friday is Court!!

It has been too long, we have been horrible about keeping up with our blog! There has been much going on in our household. Speaking of stuff going on!! Court!! I'm so nervous yet hopeful to pass and go get our boy! Besides preparing his room and clothes on hangers I don't feel prepared yet I know the Lord will carry us through. I'm nervous,scared, anxious to meet him. So many questions..

God I am desperate for you and only you can give me the strength and courage I will need over the months to come. I pray for an undivided heart towards you Lord. I pray as a wife and mom that you will continue to soften my heart and chip away at the walls that still lay up in places that I desire that they didn't. I also pray for my husband, that you will continue to strengthen him and give him wisdom as a leader and father of our home. Praying my girls attach and have an understanding and flexible heart over the months to come and that most of all our son attaches and feels safe and overwhelmed with love!!!!!! WE love you!!! can't wait to come soon for you. Love your smile!! My Aunt will be coming to stay with our girls. Our plan is Dubaui, to Ethiopia.

So much this year but the Lord has been faithful and good to us! The girls are almost done with school, wow! Carly is turning 7 in another week! Cary and I get to travel together to Africa. By the way did I mention I don't like to fly? this outta be good. But I will choose today to rest in the Lord. Praying for our dear friends the Butlers as they fly out on Saturday to pick up their son!!! and Praying desperately for the Fournet Family!! For today to be the day!!!!

This year

Wish you were home!

My heart Longs for you!

I'm just sitting here thinking about our sweet boy. It's 5:36pm in Addis right now and I wonder what he's doing? I miss him, my heart feels void. I am so thankful for God and how HE has rescued our son and brought him to us. Lord, what do you have in store? In my struggles with control I wish I had all the answers. But I do know this, you are GOOD and perfect and you know the plans all mapped. I haven't blogged in awhile, not much to report. The girls are almost done with school in a few months;lots of changes going on with them, some encouraging others refining :) I am so grateful this year for so many things! Cary and I are continuing to do ReEngage, which is a beautiful reminder of God's love. Sweet son, we have missed you this year, but are so excited for these next few months as we come closer to grasping you in our arms. The girls are excited yet also nervous, about the same for Cary and I.. WIll you love us, will you attach? Will you know how loved you are? BUT so excited for the day when I can teach you about the Lord, the saviour whom rescues us all and adopts us into his family. Love you and miss you today.

Update and shots! ouch!!

Well what a wonderful day!! We got a sweet update on our boy! So fun! He recieved our package and I have a picture of him playing with one of the cars we sent. They also said they were showing him pictures of us! his mom and daddy. Wow, words cannot express my excitement to run to him. Sweet boy, can't wait to see you soon. I was reminded today how much i cant wait, 6 shots in my arm, OUCHH!!!! i am a baby but man was it worth it. Praising the Lord today, always praising the Lord.

Court Date

We just found out our court date for May 22nd. So exciting; so now we'll just wait and pray; knowing it is in His hands and we'll get to our son on His appointed day. Very, very cool that we got our date so quickly.

Precious Moments

Our girls are so excited about our son! As we are too! So many different emotions but know that the Lord is in control and with that comes so much PEACE! I have learned so much already through our son and he's not even with us yet. The Lord has taught me much over the past few days! I'm blown away! Our precious girls are so excited about him coming home but they also have a lot of questions and unknowns as well. Great teaching moments on God's goodness and his will for our lives. Not of the things we ask but what HE ask's of us!! Sweet Carly drew a picture for our son that we will be sending this next week along with some other things and I wanted to post it. Thank you Lord for placing love in our girls hearts for others and already instilling a longing in them to meet their brother!!

REFERRAL REFERRAL!!!

Give thanks to the Lord for HE is good, His love endures forever!! Today is my birthday and yesterday afternoon I got the greatest gift ever!!! The phone call! It's a boy! a 28 month old beautiful boy! Praising today, in awe! every emotion under the sun. God is good, He is my strength and my song! Praying for our sweet boy today and can't wait to bring him home soon! Our family is so excited!!!! I can't stop laughing, crying, and getting on my knees for everything thats' about to come. love, sarah