Wait

Psalm 27:14

    Wait for the Lord;

     be strong and let your heart take courage;

    wait for the Lord!

  Today was supposed to be the day the the kids were legally ours but God has a different plan.  Their court date was postponed until March 13th.  I am so thankful that it is only two weeks away but you never know we may get postponed again.  Hope in Africa is confident that they will be approved at this second hearing.  This morning as Jake and I and the kids were all on our knees praying for the children and for this court date God brought peace.  Next I went to check my email and received the news.  God is giving us a wonderful opportunity to learn to wait on Him and to be patient.  As I cry today it is only because I have to wait longer to hug my children and tell them I love them.  Please pray that they will have their court date on March 13th and that all will go through smoothly.

Tea Party

Halle Glass, Rosemary Thompson, Jasmine Green, Marya Stutzman

Marya and Jasmine getting ready to go to the party.

Marya

the girls playing outside in the little cottage

It was a beautiful day to be outside.

Marya went to her first tea part yesterday.  She had a great time and it was so fun to see her all dressed up.  This was Marya's first time to be dressed up like this.  She really thought she was something else.  I kept telling her, although you have a beautiful dress on and you look lovely, it is only really beautiful if you treat the girls kindly and with love.  They had pink lemonade in there tea cups and rice krispie bars with strawberries.  It was so cute to see the four girls together.  There moms are some of my best friends so it is fun to see the girls all together.  Marya borrowed the dress from Jasmine.

New Videos of the Kiddos

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Care Packages

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A couple of weeks ago we sent some care packages to our children. We sent them each a blanket and a small toy and a photo album of us. We just received some pictures of them holding up the photo album. I immediately started to cry when I saw them, it makes me feel even more connected to them. I just cannot wait to get my hands on them!!