a heart forever changed

       

    this is long, so grab a drink and a snack and maybe a kleenex.....

i struggled with whether or not to share these words with so many. maybe it's my own insecurities, but i had a fear of opening myself up to be vulnerable, letting people in to share some very intimate moments between god and i.

yet, i want to make sure that god is the one who gets the glory in every moment of our adoption. this is all him. every part of it. even these spoken words i/we just shared. they are his. and even though i may have preferred that he didn't wake me up at 3 am with those words, i am grateful for them. these words are allowing others to hear our hearts and understand the whole story behind what we are doing.

after reading this verse.....
mathew 5:16
let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven.

i knew that god gave us these words and is asking us to share in this journey, so that others may see him!

now, lets bring makai's little brother or sister home.....we are excited!! we will be back to answer all kinds of questions about the process, why we chose lesotho, why it takes so long to bring these sweet children home and whatever else we can think of. until then, i ask that you add our family to your prayers as international adoption can be slow and full of uncertainties....thank you, thank you, thank you!!