We started our adoption process almost 20 months ago.
We were matched with Mary-Lynn almost a year ago.
It's been 8 months since Britt met her.
Our last court hearing was 7 weeks ago.
And it's just under 4 weeks until our 3rd court hearing.
We are SO ready to go to India to get our baby girl!! Praying we pass court at our next hearing on July 30th (that will be the night of July 29th for us here in America). Please pray along with us!
I had to record this sweet conversation with Eli, our middle son, a few weeks ago...
Eli - I think I know why God hasn't brought her home yet.
Me - Why?
Eli - Because she needs more time to be ready for us, all the change.
Sweet boy! Wisdom of a child. She does have a whole lot of change coming her way once we do get her. Closer to time I will post some articles and videos about attachment, bonding, and cocooning to explain why we will do some of the things we will be doing once she is home.
My last blog post was on her 3rd birthday. We have been busy, busy since then.
We enjoyed our beach getaway May 16-20!!
We could not forget Mary-Lynn in our pictures!
I got all the names written on the back of her puzzle and hung in her room! Thank you SO much to everyone who gave to our puzzle fundraiser!!
My sweet sister-in-law, Jen, bought this outfit for Mary-Lynn!!
The pastor's wife we were under in Graceville, FL made this t-shirt for me!
These teddy bears were one of the crafts at our VBS this year. A sweet little girl at our church made this one for Mary-Lynn!! Thank you Emily!
My momma has been cleaning out closets and found my little suitcase that Nanny bought me from Surprises Inside at Montgomery Mall (who remembers that store!?) I can't wait for Mary-Lynn to use it!! Momma found my sister's suitcase too. So Mary-Lynn and Zoe (my niece) can both have our little pink suitcases to use!!
I re-mailed Mary-Lynn's birthday box. It was delivered on June 10th. We have not heard from the orphanage. Beth, from our agency, e-mailed them to ask if they received it and if we could get some updated pictures of her. We will see if we get a response or not. Praying for new pictures!!
We finished up our first year of homeschooling!
We have enjoyed spending time with cousins Ty, Asher, and Zoe!
We have enjoyed spending time with friends!
Britt and Matthew had a yucky stomach bug, along with a hurt nose on MattMatt (that's what happens when you wrestle with your big brothers!)
VBS Fun Factory 2017
Captain Underpants and Cars 3
Lake fun and Meme's 60th Birthday
Family Reunion fun
Pool Day with church friends
Trying out some Indian cuisine...Indian Curry Rice and Chickpeas and MoMo's
Beach with Meme, Papa, and the Dyers...more cousin fun!
Making slime and fresh bread!
Rockin Jump with our church
June's weekly Library day events!
Fun with the Dyer and Inman cousins at the lake!
Karen Kingsbury's Love Story Tour with my momma and my sister, and added bonus, ran into one of my besties, Nicole!
My great-aunt, Sarah Mae Head, who we called MaeMae, passed away at 92 years old. Even under the circumstances, it was good to see more cousins and spend time with family!
Caleb left early this morning with our youth group headed to Big Creek Missions in Kentucky.
Whew!! All of this in the past 7 weeks!!
Please pray that the judge will show up and hear our case on July 30, or even before! Pray that God will soften his heart towards us and international adoption and that he will pass us along with written orders quickly! We really appreciate your prayers!! For those of you who read my blog faithfully you have probably picked up on the fact that God uses music to minister to my heart! So I am going to leave you with the latest song that plays on repeat in my home or my van a lot lately...
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