J Cooper Photography

Oct

22

2010

SO thankful.

Thankful and humbled.  Those are the only words I have right now to express what a JOY this day has been!

I slept last night…exhausted from a busy day with my kiddos.  I fell asleep praying…and with complete peace that God is holding Daniel in the palm of His hand.  If there is one thing I have learned on this journey it would be that I am NOT in control.  That has been a hard lesson for me.  But last night I was at peace that God has a plan and a purpose in Daniel life.  If I can trust Him…he can take care of the details.  So I slept…and woke up ready to tackle a busy day of Halloween parties and parades.  At 9:30 my phone rang and I almost didn’t answer it as I was right in the middle of dealing with a processing glitch on my computer.  SO THANKFUL I picked up the phone.  Because on the other end my case worker had come to work EARLY to share the GOOD NEWS that WE PASSED COURT!  WOW…God has been so faithful!

A few minutes ago I sat down to check my email and found this amazing message in my inbox from a fellow adoptive family with our agency who just returned from Hannah’s Hope:

Hi Jenn~
I wanted to let you know that I held Daniel several times while we were there at HH.  He is absolutely incredible.  Get ready…he’s a BIG eater.  We called him the little budha baby.  He is so happy.  As soon as you tickle his belly he has this amazing laugh.  He’s so funny when he laughs.

I can’t even describe how beautiful it is to hear those words!  It is SO hard to love a child on the other side of the world.
And thanks to these simple updates we are able to feel connected to this little guy that is growing in our hearts!

Fortunately, the praise doesn’t end there!
The joy in our family this week is overwhelming.  Miss Emma is now OFFICIALLY one of us.  My sister is still in Peru with her Peruvian Princess and will likely remain for at least one more week.  But this week they signed their Adoption Resolution and received Emma’s birth certificate….and she is ONE OF US!!!
emma collage
His mercies are new EVERY morning.  WOW.  Blessed and THANKFUL beyond words!

5 Responses to “SO thankful.”

  1. Paigefly2hisheart   –  

    Congrats, baby sister! What a crazy year this has been for all of us! So happy for you and your family. Love and hugs!

  2. Jill   –  

    WOW! CONGRATS!

    So excited for you all!

    Can’t wait to see Daniel in your arms. I know I keep saying that but I know what you are feeling now and it really does get better – PRAYING for his precious heart to be ready to come HOME forever’n ever’n always! Love it!

    Thank You God for another child redeemed forever!

    Love,
    Jill
    PS Tears of joy for you Jenn!

  3. Lauren   –  

    awwww – what a sweetie! SO happy for you! That’s such an awesome email about Daniel – and Emma is precious! :)

  4. Jessica/littlepumpkingrace   –  

    Gotta say I’m fighting back tears right now! Tears of joy for your beautiful family!! So happy that you received that very important PASS on the first try and so, so, so happy for your sister and that beautiful Princess! Congrats all around!

  5. Megan   –  

    Wow! What a day! Congratulations on passing court, I’m sure that’s a HUGE relief. When do you leave to meet your Daniel??? Oh..I cant WAIT to see him in your arms at last.

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