This waiting is so hard.....I know there is nothing left for us to do but pray and wait on the Lord....and I am.. praying and waiting on the Lord....but I'm also her mommy. I'm supposed to meet her needs. I'm supposed to protect her, advocate for her, stand up for her and be her voice....I'm supposed to bathe her, rock her, hold her when she sleeps. I never knew you could miss someone you've never met until I adopted my two children from China. I miss her. I truly ache to hold her. I watch the days go by on the calendar and am so frustrated. Today I pulled out her dresses and shoes and a few other things and matched them up and took a picture of them. I guess just to have something to do. A reason to touch her things, to envision her in her sweet clothes that have been chosen and bought just for her. A dear friend told me that God woke her up and had her pray for Claire first thing this morning. He showed her Claire all wrapped up in a blanket of many bright colors and she was safe and warm. I was holding her. She told me that God wants me to know that we will have her home SOON!! He wants me to know that she is ok, and that He is holding her until we can get there. Oh, how great is our God?!?! I am receiving every single promise that He is sending us about our sweet girl. There is a song by Gungor that I claim over her little life. I sing her name in it in place of the word "me". It is called "Beautiful Things". If you have never heard it go listen to it on Youtube. It is amazing! And I envision our sweet girl blossoming and blooming and bursting forth with color and vibrance! I envision her with her head thrown back laughing! I envision her twirling in a "spinny dress" and running barefooted! I see her as healthy, rosy, with glistening black hair, smiling and full of life and love...Oh thank you, Lord, that You make things new, that You are making Claire new! Please pray with us that we leave to go get her in July!!!!
Evan and Grace are in Jamaica on mission trip. They will be gone a total of a week. They are building very crude houses and serving the village of Harmons, Jamaica. They work and save and plan for this all year. This is their second trip. We can't wait to have them home and hear their awesome stories.
Jack is doing great! He is growing like a weed! He has another surgery on June 21, to revise his lip and nose, and hopefully try to re-close the nasal fistula that has re-opened. I know it will go well. Jack is a rockstar at recovering, and Dr. Jiang is a rockstar surgeon and doctor. All will be great. This should be his last one for several years. Let's hope!
We hope that you are all having safe and fun summers. Gotta love sleeping in, late nights, and ice cream!!
Love to all. In Him,
Leslie
