So I am sure most of you have heard, but if not, we will be flying to Eastern Europe on January 4th-11th to meet Nate!! Months of paperwork, FBI background checks, fundraising......and we made it this far! Now, if you will remember, this it only trip #1. We will return in 4-6 months to bring him home for reals. This trip, we will meet him and spend roughly 4 hours a day with him. We recently got an updated report on him. Sadly, not much has changed since his last report 1 year ago. He still weighs only 17lbs. Yes, 2 1/2 years old and weighs 17lbs. So, basically he is the size of a 12 month old. He functions at a 12 month old level as well (still crawling, still drinking out of a bottle). But, we all know that will change drastically once we get him home! Praise God! You know, it dawned on me the other day when we got this report, that God knows me pretty well. I know. Not really a shocker. But really. I am not one of those moms that is really a "natural". Being a mom doesn't come easy for me. I do not just love all children. (I know...terrible). But, I do love *almost* all 12 month olds. That age is my absolute favorite. Well 12-18months. So, it really is no surprise to me, that Nate is exactly at the size and stage he is supposed to be. I have an idea that I will most likely fall in love with him pretty quick....as I do with most infants that age. Yep. God has HIS hand in this. And, I am loving seeing HIS plan all unfold. This has been the wildest, craziest ride of our lives, and it's only beginning. But to be able to see how GOD perfectly maps this whole process out...WOW! Just wow. I could complain that it's taking too long, or that he is not where I want him to be developmentally. But why? God has this all planned out perfectly. So, we will just sit back and enjoy this ride.
In the next few weeks, you can be praying for us. Pray for us as we prepare to travel. Pray for Jack and Chandler as we leave them. Pray for Nate. Pray for the Lord to prepare our hearts for him as well as his for us. Pray for safety in travel. And for peace while we are in a country with government problems (lots of protests going on which can be scary!). Pray for patience. And of course pray for Clay and I in our marriage....I am sure things like this can be stressful on the marriage. Thank you for your support, prayers, and encouragement.
We hope to be able to update often while we are gone and show you pictures of Nate. Some orphanages do not allow photographs to be taken. So you can pray for that as well. ;)
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