Two years ago

I'm ready to cook!

I got to thinking (I do that sometimes) about two years ago. We were home celebrating my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. I was so nice. At the same time, it was a very hard Christmas. We had planned on having already traveled to China and Sarah would be with us. Well, we hadn't traveled to China and Sarah wasn't with us. I remember hearing the song Merry Christmas by Third Day and just bawling. And as you know, she wasn't with us the next year either. But as hard as that was, I was comforted by Isaiah 55:8 ~ "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways", says the Lord. For the reason we hadn't traveled to China yet was because our little blessing hadn't even been born yet. Here I thought our daughter was spending that Christmas two years ago alone in an orphanage (with the other orphans), but instead she hadn't even been born yet. How wonderful is our God. And then, just three months after Christmas of 2007, we got a call that we had a daughter. Praise God for His many blessings.

I cannot wait to post pictures of the kids tomorrow. We are so thrilled to have our family complete this year. At the same time, we pray for all the children all over the world that still need families. And I pray for Sarah's birth mother. I wonder if she wonders where this little one is. Even though she more than likely doesn't celebrate Christmas, I pray for her and thank God for the sacrifice she made. And for the love she had towards this little one.

Merry Christmas everyone!!