Got Me!

Gotcha Day!
 (trying to get a picture to load....)

It is such a neat catchy phrase....

but again, it is a day that has two extremes..

much happiness and joy and feelings of things being "completed"

but for another family things are just the opposite

much sadness and loneliness and feelings of things being "empty"

we are thankful for the love poured out on our boys over the past 9 months by this family

truly, they would not grieve if they did not love

 

 

We are in the beginning stages of a new beginning of our lives!

We are filled with anticipation of what will come next....

What will everything be like when we get home

What will the other boys say

How will David and Jonathan react when they see their new brothers and new home

Seriously....what will breakfast even look like

 

All of that is unknown but yet to come

We can't always know all that is coming...even if we know small parts

they are still just small parts to such a big picture

 

What we do know is what we need to know

All that we need to know will be revealed at just the right time

If there is only one thing I would say that I have learned on this journey it would for sure be

that God is never late and doesn't show up early!

He has every single piece of the plan in perfect order

 

Ephesians 1:3-14

 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.  For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love  he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—  to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.  In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace  that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,  he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,  to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,  in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.  And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,  who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

 

And when we get home He will have that all in place too!

 

 

If I can go back to "gotcha day"....

For me it is more of "it is official day"

Really gotcha for me was back in August of 2012

when I first saw these 2 little boys and they captured my heart

Honestly I did not know why at the time

but I knew that there was something God was pointing out to me

And it was then, as it is now, in perfect time

 

As I look back on the last year I can certainly see all of the places that

were marked specifically for intentional purposes by Him

I can see the "why" behind the waiting

I can see the plan unfolding into the absolute best for all of us!

So I can say with absolute assurance that He will always do what is best for us!

 

For all of us....

even for the family that grieves their little feet and big voices in their home

 

Our family is under the scrutiny of the ONE knows each star by name

and sees each sparrow that falls....

we can be assured that He is working out all things for good....

 

And it is good!

It really is!

 

In His Embrace,

laurie