How you can pray...

We have been so blessed by the number of people that tell us how much they have been praying for our little girl! I wanted to share something that you can pray for over the next few months. I know we have said that we expect to go to court in Ethiopia in July. That is our HOPE and our PRAYER! Late July is the projected time we SHOULD go. As I have said numerous times, we have learned to expect hangups...things don't always go as planned with adoptions. Courts close in Ethiopia for around 2 months for the rainy season. People there just don't leave their homes much during the months of August and September and the electricity is off and on, so there are no court cases seen during these months. The dates that the courts close and open vary due to the weather. But we can expect it to be early to mid August that they close. So we are praying that we get a court date before the courts close! Yes, that means if we don't get a court date before then, we are looking at not going until late september or early October. Which pushes everything back! If everything goes as planned, we SHOULD get a court date before the courts close....but like I said, you never know what will happen. Worrying about this will not help anything...I know that. But anytime the thought of not going to see her until October crosses my mind, I freak out a little. I am reminding myself DAILY of the sovereignty of GOD and that He loves Baby "A" more than we do! And He wants her to be with her family! Does that mean she will certainly be in our arms and HOME by December....No. But it does mean the Lord is SOVEREIGN in this, and He can make that happen, or He may choose not to. If we have to wait longer than expected, we can TRUST that it is in His GOOD plan for her and for us.

SO here's the deal....this is no longer about us adopting an orphan. This is about us adopting HER! Our baby girl that we are head over heals in love with already. If it took YEARS to get her home, I would do it! I remember the moment I laid eyes on Brody and Levi for the first time. My heart was immediately knit to theirs. I loved them and I knew I would do anything for them. Even though we haven't even held our sweet baby girl yet, the moment I laid eyes on her, I knew in my heart she was our daughter.

Please pray for us as we trust the Lord in this and wait for a court date. Pray that we will be able to get a court date before rainy season! GOD IS GOOD!