God's Gracious Gift: JOY

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

JOY

as i heard the door bell ring today at 11:37...hoping it was our sweet fedex lady...i had 3 teenagers (lyns my daughter from another mother haha) behind me equally as excited as i was to see our LOA...the smiles on their faces holding that LOA document just fills my heart with complete JOY knowing that emma lael has a brother who thinks she's so darn cute....a big sister who can't wait to hold her in her arms.
THANK YOU Jesus for garrett & natalie open hearts to love this precious little girl your blessing our family with...i've finally stopped crying (HAPPY TEARS) over the fact that we really are going to bring her home...those who know me know i am a big cry baby always have been...poor emma lael she won't know what to do when i meet her for the first time i hope i don't freak her out when i start crying.

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Tara AndersonJuly 13, 2010 at 12:53 PM
So exciting!!! I'm glad your other kids are sharing in the anticipation...that makes it so much sweeter! :)
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AndreaJuly 13, 2010 at 1:36 PM
So fun! Love that your big kids are excited too! :)
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AmyJuly 13, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Congrats on your LOA! I popped on your blog the other day to see your precious girl. You know my teenager just got back from China and spent his weekends at new day for a few months. He raves about how great the care and the kids are. You are blessed.
Also saw your post to mine on RQ. Thanks for the sweet words. And don't worry you will be great meeting your Emma, exactly what she needs. She is just precious.
Blessings,
Amy
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one day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking up and gently throwing it into the ocean. approaching the boy, he asked, "what are you doing?" the youth replied, "throwing starfish back into the sea. the surf is up and the tide is going out. if i don't throw them back, they'll die. "son," the man said, "don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? you can't make a difference!" after listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. then, smiling at the man, he said, "i made a difference for that one."

i LOVE this story....emma lael is one starfish that was saved....would you consider saving a child from being an orphan?