Hard to Sleep...

Some of you have been texting and calling to see how court went? And we don't want to leave you hanging anymore!

For us, this felt kind of like a kid waiting for Christmas morning! We had a count down going and the days dragged by, until finally the time had arrived. Yesterday was the longest day ever! A dear friend reminded me of Philippians 4:4-7, I tried not to worry but to trust that even though this important case was happening a half a world away from us, the LORD was near. He knows our heart and He knows what is best for this sweet boy.

Our little family had some special time together in the nursery last night. We decided to do Emory's bedtime routine in there. She picked some of Baby G's books for us to read together. The first one was "God Found Us You." If you know anyone that is or has adopted, I highly recommend it. It is a children's book, but it spoke to me in such powerful ways as it talked about how much the mom waited and longed for this precious baby. And even when days got long and hard, she knew that God planned perfectly. Here I am, thirty years old, and taking life lessons from a kids book! Thank you Jesus!

We figured the case would be between midnight and 7 am our time. It was so hard to sleep!...

This morning, every time I turned over in bed, I checked my phone for an email from our agency! We broke down and emailed them at 9:30, to find out they were having communication issues getting in touch with their representative. Finally, a little while later they were able to get an email through to tell us that everything went well in court! PRAISE THE LORD! Unfortunately, we are awaiting a letter from the courts before we will have our court appointment date. Bummer. Not exactly what we were hoping for. They are thinking they will get this letter in the next few days and we will know our date!

So thankful things went well and we are another step closer to this baby joining our family! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers, support, and encouragement!