4.25.11
Reflecting back to a year ago this week has been encouraging. In other ways it brings about a longing. I have told folks that the ‘longing’ to adopt doesn’t stop once you adopt a child...or children in our case;) It’s the longing that God has placed in us to continue to walk alongside Him in what He’s doing and in what is yet to come for eternity. I’m so glad adopting our boys didn’t take this away. I mean it’s tough to long, but it’s heightened my JOY and my LIVING with Christ. I am less satisfied for sure with the things in my days. There’s STILL much sifting after walking this journey the last couple of years. Regardless, that sifting is still richer than the place of thinking I was satisfied with less of Jesus.
So this week I’m remembering more keenly the ways we were walking our steps a year ago. I don’t remember sleeping that Easter night. I remember being up BEFORE the goats, roosters and dogs began their morning chatter. I just looked back to what I was doing and found this in my notes. I think it says my heart more clearly from then than even now. Thank you Jesus for adopting US into your family that we may even desire to reflect that in ours.
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We'll..it's one sleep from the birthday of the boys into our family...1 sleep for everyone but me...i doubt I'll sleep;) between worshiping our Lord and watching God do what we couldn't on this trip...I'm in “awe mode”; awe of so many things, but especially that I walk in my risen Lord's glory!
So boys, tonight I try to finger something out on this make shift keyboard...with words that can't express the joy and hope we have for you. That God would allow us to walk along your story is a honor!! We are in love with Ethiopia and know you will long for it in some ways. We trust that God has plans for you in our family and hope and pray you both settle into his goodness and love for you.
But again, it's sobering to think he would trust such fallen parents to love more children. We will fail you, we will disappoint you, we will sin against you, but even with the worst of it all, we will cling to the Lord for our portion AND for yours until you cling to it for yourselves. That is the best we can do...point you to the one who will not ever sin against you or act selfishly towards you. His favor is soooo on you ..we know that already.
Oh it's with such care that we see those faces tomorrow that we've only seen dimly. Face to face...that's real! Know that one day you will see your Lord with such clarity but until then, you'll yearn for it each day. We've yearned for you..and now the day is here. Still, we both will wait for the greatest day to come where we see Jesus. Until then, bear with us as we do what we can, claiming what Jesus gives us and trusting He will be at work to get all the glory!!!
Jeremiah and Jacob..we love you and look forward to welcoming you into our family!!! Xoxoxoxoxo, mom
Reflecting back to a year ago this week has been encouraging. In other ways it brings about a longing. I have told folks that the ‘longing’ to adopt doesn’t stop once you adopt a child...or children in our case;) It’s the longing that God has placed in us to continue to walk alongside Him in what He’s doing and in what is yet to come for eternity. I’m so glad adopting our boys didn’t take this away. I mean it’s tough to long, but it’s heightened my JOY and my LIVING with Christ. I am less satisfied for sure with the things in my days. There’s STILL much sifting after walking this journey the last couple of years. Regardless, that sifting is still richer than the place of thinking I was satisfied with less of Jesus.
So this week I’m remembering more keenly the ways we were walking our steps a year ago. I don’t remember sleeping that Easter night. I remember being up BEFORE the goats, roosters and dogs began their morning chatter. I just looked back to what I was doing and found this in my notes. I think it says my heart more clearly from then than even now. Thank you Jesus for adopting US into your family that we may even desire to reflect that in ours.
~~~~~
We'll..it's one sleep from the birthday of the boys into our family...1 sleep for everyone but me...i doubt I'll sleep;) between worshiping our Lord and watching God do what we couldn't on this trip...I'm in “awe mode”; awe of so many things, but especially that I walk in my risen Lord's glory!
So boys, tonight I try to finger something out on this make shift keyboard...with words that can't express the joy and hope we have for you. That God would allow us to walk along your story is a honor!! We are in love with Ethiopia and know you will long for it in some ways. We trust that God has plans for you in our family and hope and pray you both settle into his goodness and love for you.
But again, it's sobering to think he would trust such fallen parents to love more children. We will fail you, we will disappoint you, we will sin against you, but even with the worst of it all, we will cling to the Lord for our portion AND for yours until you cling to it for yourselves. That is the best we can do...point you to the one who will not ever sin against you or act selfishly towards you. His favor is soooo on you ..we know that already.
Oh it's with such care that we see those faces tomorrow that we've only seen dimly. Face to face...that's real! Know that one day you will see your Lord with such clarity but until then, you'll yearn for it each day. We've yearned for you..and now the day is here. Still, we both will wait for the greatest day to come where we see Jesus. Until then, bear with us as we do what we can, claiming what Jesus gives us and trusting He will be at work to get all the glory!!!
Jeremiah and Jacob..we love you and look forward to welcoming you into our family!!! Xoxoxoxoxo, mom
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