Hi friends!
I imagine that I'm not the only one tonight who crashed into their couch cushions and downed a bowl of oreo ice cream after a long day with a very strong-willed 14 month old, right?
Oh wait. I may be the only one.
Wow. Today was L.O.N.G. with my sweet little man. Oh, how i love him SO MUCH, but you can only tell that sweet face NO so many times before you start to lose your mind a bit... can I get an amen?
So, to end the day, I decided to look back through my blog archive at the last 2 years of our "Journey to Jordan."
Needless to say, after reading only a couple of posts, all of my irritation from today was completely gone. Wow. Can you believe how faithful our God is??? Can you believe that Nate and I get to be Jordan's parents? Can you believe that Jordan is so healthy and happy and BEAUTIFUL??? Can you believe it?
Today, a dear, sweet friend of mine received her referral for a GORGEOUS 3 month old baby boy. O, even writing about it makes me cry with so much joy. Hugging her and ooh-ing and aah-ing over her precious baby just shot me right back in time, people! I am just so amazed at the gift of adoption and how God connects families across oceans so perfectly, so beautifully!
GOD HAS ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS . . . AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO . . . because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him!
What a cool day!
To my dear sweet Jordan,
I am so sorry that my patience was so thin today. I am so thankful for you, son. I am so grateful that the God of this Universe has invited me to be your mommy. You are such a delight, sweet Jordan, and your dad and I are so very proud of you. We are praying every single day that your greatest treasure is Jesus and all of your hope is in Him. We love you so much!
4 comments:
What a wonderful thing to write down to show him someday. There is nothing sweeter than a parent admitting their weaknesses. Children learn so much from us when we are willing to admit that we too need Jesus!!!
This is why I love you so much...along with tons of other reasons my friend. Yes, I did polish off some orea icecream too! Love you.
I am also still so amazed at how adoption is such a miracle!
Oh and you aren't the only one whose patience is wearing thin lately. My little 18 month old has been told no at least 100 times today and he still seems to do what he is told not to do - but I love him!
congrats to your friend! everytime I read about a referral it gives me the itch to get the paperwork rolling again!
I so know and live the exhaustion that is parenting especially that whole strong-willed type! I remember being in such confict with Nick when he first came home and still,occasionally, where I literally was in a pile of tears on the floor.....and then God would cause me to "remember", to think back on all Nick and we had been thru to become a family...an amazing journey, an amazing blessing. And, yes, I am happy to say too that it would and does just melt away at the awesomeness of God's hand and love over us. Thanks for reminding me....I had one of those days yesterday ....just wait, it is so sweet and humbling when they actually look back at you and say, "I forgive you mommy"....God is all over parenting! :)
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