Updates and Confessions
Hi All,
We can't thank you enough for all your prayers and support. We've had so many sweet gestures of gifts for the boys, financial support and words of encouragement, and I want you all to know that IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED!
A couple weeks ago, Paul and I went home for a "toddler shower" thrown by our family. It was wonderful to celebrate the lives of our boys as well as get some wonderful goodies I know they will love :) It was a beautiful party filled with friends, family and great food! It was nice to just take time to enjoy this time in our lives without feeling the overwhelming stress of it all. A huge thank you to Rachelle Sebastian, Lucy Sebastian, Tiffany Sebastian, Carol Stevens and Dawn Dell for taking the time to shower us!! Below are a few pics for your viewing pleasure :)
Excitingly, we recently received a CD of 280 pictures of our boys! Needless to say we have looked through them countless times, and it has been such a joy to see them grow over the years. We were able to share these pictures with our families while we were home, and it was such an amazing experience to see their excitement :) We are still unable to share their pictures publicly at this time, but we can't wait for all of you to see their sweet faces! They're SO CUTE!
As for an update, we are {supposed} to travel before July 15. In Uganda the courts close every year from July 15-August 15. Our orphanage director has said our lawyer in Uganda is pushing to get all of the open cases completed before they close in July. THAT'S US! If we don't travel before then, we will have to wait until August before we can go before the judge. With all of that said, please continue to pray for us. We NEED them! Pray that our paperwork will be processed quickly by the courts and we will get our court date SOON! Pray we get placed with a good judge who will hear our case soon and we will get our written ruling BEFORE July 15. Pray for this HUGE transition we are about to go through and that God will continue to give us peace. Additionally, we're still anticipating another $12,000 to complete the process, so keep an eye out for our fundraisers coming up! ;) We still have a long road ahead of us, but we are excited for the journey!
On a more serious note, I've been having a really hard time with the wait. I'm sure every adoptive mom has gone through this phase, however I feel like it just continues to intensify. Over the last month I've been trying to keep my anxiousness at bay with preparing the boys room, getting our house ready, making packing lists, making lists for my packing lists, shopping for items we need to take to Uganda, working, making furniture and the list goes on. All the while my heart is longing to be halfway around the world loving on my babies. I've been folding their laundry, organizing their toys, painting their room, building their beds and imagining all the memories we will make once they're home. My heart already loves them unconditionally, and it's been such a privilege to get a small glimpse of God's heart toward us. Mother's day was hard for me. To be honest, I've never thought about what it would be like to be a mom on Mother's day, but this year was so bittersweet. I already feel like a mom in my heart, but to the world I'm not quite there yet. It was difficult to know they are there waiting for us, and we can't (yet) be with them. Every day I wake up with a new excitement and a new hope, believing that we will soon know when we will get to meet them, but we continue to wait. Everyday we pray for them. Everyday we love them more. Everyday is one day closer. But it's still just so hard. I've realized that we can't do this without God. I've had to learn to relinquish my rights, my control, my thoughts and my emotions to Him everyday. I've had to learn to trust Him completely and know that His timing is perfect. But it's still just so hard. I know God is loving, protecting and providing for our babies, and at this time I have to trust that that's enough.
We will keep you posted as we know what are plans are, but please continue to keep us in your prayers!
We Love You,
We can't thank you enough for all your prayers and support. We've had so many sweet gestures of gifts for the boys, financial support and words of encouragement, and I want you all to know that IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED!
A couple weeks ago, Paul and I went home for a "toddler shower" thrown by our family. It was wonderful to celebrate the lives of our boys as well as get some wonderful goodies I know they will love :) It was a beautiful party filled with friends, family and great food! It was nice to just take time to enjoy this time in our lives without feeling the overwhelming stress of it all. A huge thank you to Rachelle Sebastian, Lucy Sebastian, Tiffany Sebastian, Carol Stevens and Dawn Dell for taking the time to shower us!! Below are a few pics for your viewing pleasure :)
Excitingly, we recently received a CD of 280 pictures of our boys! Needless to say we have looked through them countless times, and it has been such a joy to see them grow over the years. We were able to share these pictures with our families while we were home, and it was such an amazing experience to see their excitement :) We are still unable to share their pictures publicly at this time, but we can't wait for all of you to see their sweet faces! They're SO CUTE!
We will keep you posted as we know what are plans are, but please continue to keep us in your prayers!
We Love You,