Travel!!!!

We will be on one of these in just a couple of weeks!! We will arrive January 25th, and meet our son January 26th!!!

Even better news is that James seems to be completely recovered from the measles! Praise God!

Another Christmas Gift

We were so blessed this Christmas to have news of our precious new son. Almost as great as that news is the other answered prayer we received this week. We will be travelling to Ethiopia with our friends, Katy and Brett, who will also be picking up their baby boy. We have been praying for this since our adoption journey began, and I am truly convinced that all the delays we faced were necessary for God to answer this prayer! I look forward to experiencing the joy of meeting my son for the first time and sharing it with another family we love so much!

He's officially ours!!!!

As I was writing the last post, I received "The Call." Our sweet baby James is officially ours. No travel dates yet, but we're thinking 3rd week of January. Words do not describe how excited and relieved I am to receive this news.

Amazing Love

I have been doing a lot of praying the past couple of days, and God has shown me His Amazing Love, BIG TIME!

As I think about James in Ethiopia, so far away, sick with measles, feeling horrible, I ACHE to hold him. I long to be able to make him feel better, to heal him, and to comfort him. But would I sacrifice Grace Caroline or Drew to be able to have James well, whole, and with me? Probably not. And you might think I was crazy or a really bad mom if I said I would.

But this is exactly what God has done for us... He thought about us so far away from Him, sick with our sin and longed to heal us, comfort us, be with us. And in order to heal me, He sent His Son, Jesus to earth in the form of a baby so that He could die for me. That is amazing love!!

Measles!!

We just found out that James has measles. We know very little except that he is being treated and that he is doing okay. Our court date is tomorrow (sometime after 2AM eastern standard time), and we are sending a letter to have our case expedited for medical reasons to get him home and get him treated.

Please pray that little James is quickly healed with no neurologic side effects from the measles, and that our adoption is finalized tomorrow.

Lifting everything up to the One whose birth we will celebrate next week,

Leann

6 months old/ 5 months waiting

A little late....
Our sweet James turned 6 months old on Tuesday, December 2. I can't believe how long it's been. I bet he's sitting up, or at least getting close. Has he started fruits/vegetables yet? I know he loves his bottle....does he like cereal?

So, 6 things I love about this little guy (and forgive me if I repeat some from last month):
1. The hair....lots of soft curls! He's gonna have a great afro!
2. Those BIG brown eyes
3. His strong will (at least I am told he has a strong will) -- I certainly know what it's like to have strong-willed children.
4. His chubby legs
5. Chubby cheeks
6. Most of all, I love how much Grace Caroline and Drew love him! It melts my heart to see them kissing his sweet face, even if it is only a picture.

Come home soon, little guy! 15 days until our court date!