Merry Christmas Jadyn

Our Sweet Baby Jadyn,

We have been thinking about you all day... thinking about how wonderful next Christmas will be when you are with us. Nanna and I put some new toys together for you this afternoon. Grandma and nanna both had Christmas presents for you. We know you are going to love them! Daddy liked them too!
It won't be very long now and we will be on an airplane on our way to get you. I started packing your suitcase this evening. We are coming soon little one. Merry Christmas! We love you!!

Mommy and Daddy



I was listening to the Third Day Christmas cd today and heard the song Merry Christmas the words mean so much today...

It's Christmas time again and you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone
So tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart
I wish you Merry Christmas

Christmas is the time we celebrate the Holy Child
And we celebrate His perfect gift of love
He came to earth to give His life and prepare a place for us
So we could have a home with Him above.

It's Christmas time again and now you're home
Your family is here so you will never be alone
So tonight before you go to sleep, I'll hold you in my arms
And tell you from my heart
I'll tell you from my heart
I wish you Merry Christmas

Christmas Miracle

Tami called us today to tell us that Jadyn's legals were signed and the orphange director has them in her hands! Anila and Lenin's case is signed too. This is truly a Christmas miracle! God is sooo good. This has been such a very long process, but it won't be long now and we will hold our darling daughter in our arms. PRAISE THE LORD!!
Thanks so much to everyone for praying for us during this very difficult time. Please keep praying for a smooth and quick passport process and for the other families who are still waiting. God bless you and merry Christmas!

Finally... Some Good News!

We found out yesterday that Jadyn's legals have been approved! Praise the Lord! We also received a double miracle because our friends in Arizona, Jay's mommy and daddy, got theirs too. We are hoping to be able to travel with them. Next week we will be hoping for the judge's signature. Approval is a huge step; however, it isn't finished until the documents are signed. Keep praying!
This good news comes after a very difficult day this week. I had the second really ugly cry since we've been going through this very long and difficult process. Poor Jynger at our agency had to hear an earful of sobing and complaining (sorry Jynger!). Anyway, to make a long story very short...we just haven't been getting good news about how the court process is going and we were starting to feel very very discouraged about what was going to happen. However, just in time, God stepped in and turned everything around. He is soooo good and His timing is always perfect... even when we can't see it or understand it.
Today I feel like some of the heavy weight I've been carrying around on my shoulders has lifted off. A friend of mine told me last night as we were laughing and joking during our school Christmas party... "I haven't seen you laugh like that in a long time." she is right, I haven't. I know now that there are many days of laughter yet to come! I can't imagine how I'll feel on the day we board the plane to go and meet our beautiful daughter for the first time! Praise the Lord!!

New Pictures!

We received new pictures of our sweet baby Jadyn today. She is just beautiful! We couldn't be more proud. She looks happy and healthy and that, of course, helps ease our minds. We just can't wait to hold her in our arms. Please keep praying for all of the families as the judge situation continues to be sorted out.

I have to share a sweet story about Shane and the pics... Today (Sunday) I took my little photo album with the new pictures to church to show everyone. Shane helps with sunday school records and I go to the ladies class. After church, I opened my album to show some of our friends and they said, "Oh, we've already seen them." Shane looked at me and pulled her pictures out of his shirt pocket. I didn't even know he had them. Would you believe he had beaten me to showing them! What a wonderful and proud daddy he is already!