Showing posts with label home. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
EK settles in
beautifully.
Our girl is so courageous. She is being so brave in the face of so many changes and what must feel like such uncertainty to her. We know she is here with us forever...she doesn't know that with her heart yet. We tell her, and she might hear us, but learning to trust that and believe it takes time.
Monday was a good day. We felt the presence of the Lord with us in such strong ways. Emma Kate was very upset each time anyone left for school or work. And we leave in three shifts, so it made for a l.o.n.g. morning. Cooper and Jeb left first, and Jim drives them to the bus stop. Thank goodness he got back quickly. Her face when he walked back in the door was priceless! Anna and Luke went to school next, and while EK was joyous in the car on the ride, when they jumped out with hugs and kisses, she just fell apart wailing. The translator is being put to much and good use. While it doesn't immediately calm her down, she seems to understand what the robotic man's voice is saying. Hopefully it is translating correctly! Jim left last, and that departure elicited true cries of despair. In her fear, though, she is letting me comfort her. And she is learning that we all always come back. She is learning to trust us.
One really fun and funny memory is when I sat down in the drivers seat for the first time since Emma's been home. I turned the ignition on the car and started backing up only to hear a loud exclamation of, "Mama!". I looked back at Emma and her mouth was dropped open and her eyes were popped out in amazement. My cool factor skyrocketed. She said something in Chinese that I translated as, "No way! My mom rocks! Look at this! She is driving the car and she is awesome! I have the best Mom in the world!"
Things just got better from there on in! When I handed her the free sample of pumpkin bread from the Breadsmith she looked at me with a huge smile and eyes that gleamed. Her little heart said, "My mom takes really good care of me! She can get all this food just like that!" We walked to the car afterward and sweet brave Emmacakes grabbed my face and pulled me in for a huge unsolicited and genuine kiss. If my heart could have sung in that moment, you would have heard a psalm of sheer joy. I know God did.
She didn't really like being at home without everyone else there, so we did spend most of the morning getting some errands done. I hadn't planned on that at all, and yet we had so much fun and each new (boring) errand elicited great excitement for Emma. I felt like she was just so ready to be out and about experiencing the world after five and a half years of living in a building. Our girl is drinking it all in, and she is finding it good! I'm sure the days of joy picking up Luke's prescriptions and dropping off Daddy's drycleaning will be short lived, but even I felt the privilege of doing these types of errands after time away in a land where many people will never ever even once in their lives drive in a car to a pharmacy that can provide them with whatever drug they need to stop a child's seizures. I was so keenly aware of that as I walked through the doors of Olson Brothers.
I wish I'd had the videocamera running when we picked Jeb up from school. Emma's eyes almost popped out of her head with glee! And it only got better as Anna and Luke and then Cooper were ushered into the car! The crowning glory of EK's day was when Baba (Daddy) arrived home. He received true love from his littlest girl.
The day was completely different than I'd expected. I woke up and drenched myself in Scripture and bathed in the Word of God. What He brought us was something beyond what I'd even imagined or considered. I'm still in awe of all that He brought to pass. Even the dog that passed us on a little jaunt around the block was an opportunity for me to scoop Emma up into my arms and help her feel safe and protected.
Here are a few things we are discovering about our littlest girl:
Our girl is so courageous. She is being so brave in the face of so many changes and what must feel like such uncertainty to her. We know she is here with us forever...she doesn't know that with her heart yet. We tell her, and she might hear us, but learning to trust that and believe it takes time.
Monday was a good day. We felt the presence of the Lord with us in such strong ways. Emma Kate was very upset each time anyone left for school or work. And we leave in three shifts, so it made for a l.o.n.g. morning. Cooper and Jeb left first, and Jim drives them to the bus stop. Thank goodness he got back quickly. Her face when he walked back in the door was priceless! Anna and Luke went to school next, and while EK was joyous in the car on the ride, when they jumped out with hugs and kisses, she just fell apart wailing. The translator is being put to much and good use. While it doesn't immediately calm her down, she seems to understand what the robotic man's voice is saying. Hopefully it is translating correctly! Jim left last, and that departure elicited true cries of despair. In her fear, though, she is letting me comfort her. And she is learning that we all always come back. She is learning to trust us.
One really fun and funny memory is when I sat down in the drivers seat for the first time since Emma's been home. I turned the ignition on the car and started backing up only to hear a loud exclamation of, "Mama!". I looked back at Emma and her mouth was dropped open and her eyes were popped out in amazement. My cool factor skyrocketed. She said something in Chinese that I translated as, "No way! My mom rocks! Look at this! She is driving the car and she is awesome! I have the best Mom in the world!"
Things just got better from there on in! When I handed her the free sample of pumpkin bread from the Breadsmith she looked at me with a huge smile and eyes that gleamed. Her little heart said, "My mom takes really good care of me! She can get all this food just like that!" We walked to the car afterward and sweet brave Emmacakes grabbed my face and pulled me in for a huge unsolicited and genuine kiss. If my heart could have sung in that moment, you would have heard a psalm of sheer joy. I know God did.
She didn't really like being at home without everyone else there, so we did spend most of the morning getting some errands done. I hadn't planned on that at all, and yet we had so much fun and each new (boring) errand elicited great excitement for Emma. I felt like she was just so ready to be out and about experiencing the world after five and a half years of living in a building. Our girl is drinking it all in, and she is finding it good! I'm sure the days of joy picking up Luke's prescriptions and dropping off Daddy's drycleaning will be short lived, but even I felt the privilege of doing these types of errands after time away in a land where many people will never ever even once in their lives drive in a car to a pharmacy that can provide them with whatever drug they need to stop a child's seizures. I was so keenly aware of that as I walked through the doors of Olson Brothers.
I wish I'd had the videocamera running when we picked Jeb up from school. Emma's eyes almost popped out of her head with glee! And it only got better as Anna and Luke and then Cooper were ushered into the car! The crowning glory of EK's day was when Baba (Daddy) arrived home. He received true love from his littlest girl.
The day was completely different than I'd expected. I woke up and drenched myself in Scripture and bathed in the Word of God. What He brought us was something beyond what I'd even imagined or considered. I'm still in awe of all that He brought to pass. Even the dog that passed us on a little jaunt around the block was an opportunity for me to scoop Emma up into my arms and help her feel safe and protected.
Here are a few things we are discovering about our littlest girl:
- She finds the refrigerator an amazement. Opening and shutting it is really interesting.
- The cupboards with food in them are amazing. Even more so the drawers with utensils and cooking implements.
- The little girl who tripped over curbs and could barely navigate steps eleven days ago, now walks up and down the steps of our house with ease. She goes from downstairs to upstairs and back all by herself and is fluid and steady in her steps!
- She seems to prefer her left hand, and may just be as clever as her Mama that way. :)
- Fruit: not so much. Veggies: even less so. We've got some dietary habits to expand! I'm so excited for her to learn the good taste of healthy, fresh food!
- Loves, loves, loves bows in her hair. We have a budding southern belle!
- Has the cutest new shoes that are purple and pink...and she won't take them off. In fact, she took a short nap with them on today.
- Has a very funny and winsome sense of humor.
- Can count in English already!
- Is singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" in English...wow!
- Slept in her bed one night! Anna was so happy. Last night, back in our bed. Tonight: who knows!
- Loves eggs. Any way they are cooked is good. Breakfast is a favorite meal.
- Thinks the wind in her face is funny, and falling leaves are a wonder.
- Has a brave spirit and a gentle soul. Is long-suffering and beautiful in her budding trust of us.
Emma Kate has many doctor's appointments ahead of her this month. This week, specifically, we go to the eye doctor on Friday. Please pray for her that she would feel safe and secure with me, that the doctor would be gentle and kind, and that Emma would receive excellent care to help her see better!
Next week we have an ENT appointment with the doctor who will repair her palate. The week after that is a ortopedist appointment for her sweet little hands, feet and leg, and a dentist appointment. We have more, and it is all for the good. I tried to spread them out about one a week, knowing we need to get them in as quickly and soon as possible. I just don't want her to feel overwhelmed by them, and want her to feel secure with us as I am the one taking her to them.
Our dear one has quite a journey ahead of her. I love that we walk with God, knowing He has provision for our Emma above and beyond all that we could ask Him. Our love for her is immense, and His love for her is even bigger. If I am the mother lion for my daughter, He is the Lion of Judah for her. We are thankful for His faithful and steadfast care.
That's all from here. Time to go make Emma's day and pick up Jeb! :)
Love from Meadowbrook
Sara
Sunday, October 31, 2010
delirious, delightful day one
at home!
We all enjoyed a wonderful first day at home yesterday. What a blessing it was Saturday and the sole item on the schedule was an evening football game for Luke. We had the whole day to simply relax together and spend time "being".
Anna and Emma were thick as thieves all day long. Anywhere Anna went, Emma followed. There was dress-up, doll play, stroller rolling, manipulative building, bead stringing, tea party-ing and so much more. Emmacakes ventured outside to play in the last falling leaves and admire her big brother, Jeb, and his friend, Bjorn, throwing the ninja star that made its way from China.
We had my mom's homemade chicken soup for lunch (yum!) and Heather Jo and Jason P and fam. brought over the most delicious chili for dinner with a gorgeous salad. I don't know that I've ever admired lettuce leaves more. The boys have requested Heather Jo's recipe...it was SO good. I'm waiting for the first request for leftover chili for breakfast this morning!
I made it to 10:30 am when as I was folding laundry on our bed I realized I was really dizzy...and things were sort of tilting. We quickly scooted all the clothes for seven of us into their proper drawers and closets and I fell into bed for an hour and a half. When Jeb came to wake me up, he said he stood shaking me for awhile before I responded.
Later on in the day, Emma Kate looked so droopy we lured her to our bed with her siblings. Anna lay on one side of her and Luke on the other and they "fake slept" until Emmacakes drifted off. I smiled as Anna slipped from the bed and military crawled from the room with Luke. I think Emma Kate and I slept for only about an hour, but it helped us make it to the end of the day. She was such a trooper.
When Jim and Luke left for Luke's final football game of the season, Emma Kate was not a happy girl. We used the translator to tell her that Baba and Luke were coming back in an hour. Cooper and Anna put Mulan on the TV, and when the singing started EK's tears stopped. Jeb, at this point, was dead asleep in bed! And it was only 6:30pm. She wasn't happy Jim was gone, but we had a nice little tea party for bedtime with cupcakes as a treat. Our neighbors brought the cupcakes over yesterday afternoon to welcome Emma home. So sweet and thoughtful.
And so ended the day. We kept everyone up until JIm and Luke returned at 8:30, and Emma Kate decided our bed was much better than her own. Anna was bereft, so I bunked in with Anna for the night so we all could get a good night's sleep (Emma won't stay in bed if it is only me there. She wants Jim). The house was quiet and peaceful all night, and a full night's sleep will hopefully get us all back on track quickly!
It was a dreamy first day at home. We kept saying it felt like Christmas morning.
Now it is Sunday, and the boys are so excited to go to Sunday School this morning. Jim and I will take the littles with us to go to the grocery store today. We thought if would be a good thing to have Emma Kate see us drop Cooper and Jeb off, and then pick them up again. A dry run for tomorrow. We are planning to attend evening services as a family tonight! I never thought we'd be up for that, but things are going so well that we think we will venture out with Emma Kate to church. There is nowhere else I would long to be more than with our church family celebrating Go's goodness this sabbath day.
A first Lord's Day at home. So glad to be here, on this side of the journey.
Tomorrow is a big day, as Jim returns to work and the kids to school. We are anticipating a hard day for Emma Kate. She may be scared, and confused. I know, though, that learning that Daddy and her siblings always come back will be a large step to her security. And having some one-on-one time where I am the only choice for comfort will be a good thing for her, too. Please pray for me to have patience and a heart of great mercy as I minister to my sweet daughter tomorrow. I'm asking the Lord for little baby steps toward bonding between Emma and me. Moments for her to learn what "Mommy" love means. Mommy is much different from caregiver. Thanks be to God!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
home sweet home
yes, we are.
What a beautiful welcome at the airport. It was such a blessing to see your faces and have you pour out your love, encouragement and joy over us! I know we have pictures of the welcome committee- I'll post some later on this morning.
Emma did so well, she just took everyone and everything in. Surrounded by kids making silly faces (apparently this is the international symbol of welcome...and it worked!) and having her practice saying all their names. The best was when Josh taught her how to say "Hi, Josh" in Spanish. Welcome to the melting pot...or the salad bowl...or whatever beautiful name we call this amazing country. How keenly aware we were of the privilege of being citizens of the United States.
Our friend Barb brought her darling daughter who goes to Chinese Immersion School and you should have seen Emma's face light up when Gabby spoke Mandarin to her. That is another precious memory for me.
Emma could have just had a Sunday School lesson right there at the airport! Seeing Jane, Aliya and Katrina was a gift. It was really special of three middle school girls to come on their Friday might! Thanks, girls. Love you all!
I did have a moment when I hugged my parents that I think I might have easily done the bawling wail cry. There is something about holding your parents that makes home official. I don't know if we will ever find the right words of thanks for the nineteen days they took care of Luke and Anna here at home. It was so good to hug them.
Steinkes and Lindsays and AMF and Barbi and Andersons and JennJenn and Sally and...oh! THANK YOU for coming. I hope the love you showered on us splashed back on you in full measure! What a blessing. What a welcome. How good for travel weary hearts. And as Jeff said, "Mission complete!"
Our van is full! Officially. No more room at the inn. Emma did great in her carseat, no problems with a seatbelt either. It helps to have a jie jie Anna right next to her with such sweet joy buckling up and smiling her encouragement.
Chipotle dinner was in the fridge (THANK YOU MOM!) and boy was it tasty. Emmacakes loved it, which made us smile. Huge cold glasses of skim milk made home feel like home!
Swede: not a hit. Swede is our big, gentle, beautiful black lab. Emma was terrified. Emma was also very tired. Swede spent the evening in her kennel. We'll try that again today. I did get her up already so she can have some time out before the troops wake up. Poor sweet Swede!
We doled out all the gifts, everyone arriving home took a long hot shower, Anna and Emma had a bubble bath together that was a huge hit on all fronts, and bedtime was never sweeter. Anna had a smile a mile wide, and reading to the girls and Luke on Emma's bed was dear. Prayer time made the journey real: we finally prayed together over each other IN PERSON at bed. Tucking everyone into their little spots (excepting Cooper and Jeb who I totally forgot to tuck in...their room was black as night with whiffling snore sounds emerging when we were done tucking in the littles...and I never made it in to even kiss them! Nice mom) was ministry to my heart. A babe in each spot and for each spot a babe.
It is 3:45am right now, and Emma eventually made it to our bed where she settled in for the night. She wasn't so sure about sleeping away from us. Anna wandered in at some point and was worried for Emma so I migrated to the girl's room (ay yi yi that was fun to write!) and took a shift in Emma's bed, only to then have Annabelle ask for me in her bed, not near her bed. A time with her snuggling and sleeping was sweet...and then Luke made his way to find me. :) I snuggled with him for awhile and while he drifted back off I found myself wide awake!
So now I'm doing what any sane Mom of five does in the early morning hours: laundry! Load three in the washer. Coffee pot is brewing, my Mom put fresh squeezed juice in the fridge and the eggs are on the counter ready for some breakfast scrambling. OH, IT IS GOOD TO BE HOME!
Nothing to do but be a family today. We give the Lord all the glory for bringing our family out safely and journeying each step of the way with us. And we give him all our praise for drawing us home together. What wonders His hands have done. May His presence well up in power and might as we settle in together and practice being His hands and feet here at home to each other. Loving Him in our sitting down and our rising up, our going out and our coming in. Obeying Him with all our hearts, minds and strength. Following Him wherever He leads.
We love you, Lord Jesus.
Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving thanks.
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his [a] ;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
What a beautiful welcome at the airport. It was such a blessing to see your faces and have you pour out your love, encouragement and joy over us! I know we have pictures of the welcome committee- I'll post some later on this morning.
Emma did so well, she just took everyone and everything in. Surrounded by kids making silly faces (apparently this is the international symbol of welcome...and it worked!) and having her practice saying all their names. The best was when Josh taught her how to say "Hi, Josh" in Spanish. Welcome to the melting pot...or the salad bowl...or whatever beautiful name we call this amazing country. How keenly aware we were of the privilege of being citizens of the United States.
Our friend Barb brought her darling daughter who goes to Chinese Immersion School and you should have seen Emma's face light up when Gabby spoke Mandarin to her. That is another precious memory for me.
Emma could have just had a Sunday School lesson right there at the airport! Seeing Jane, Aliya and Katrina was a gift. It was really special of three middle school girls to come on their Friday might! Thanks, girls. Love you all!
I did have a moment when I hugged my parents that I think I might have easily done the bawling wail cry. There is something about holding your parents that makes home official. I don't know if we will ever find the right words of thanks for the nineteen days they took care of Luke and Anna here at home. It was so good to hug them.
Steinkes and Lindsays and AMF and Barbi and Andersons and JennJenn and Sally and...oh! THANK YOU for coming. I hope the love you showered on us splashed back on you in full measure! What a blessing. What a welcome. How good for travel weary hearts. And as Jeff said, "Mission complete!"
Our van is full! Officially. No more room at the inn. Emma did great in her carseat, no problems with a seatbelt either. It helps to have a jie jie Anna right next to her with such sweet joy buckling up and smiling her encouragement.
Chipotle dinner was in the fridge (THANK YOU MOM!) and boy was it tasty. Emmacakes loved it, which made us smile. Huge cold glasses of skim milk made home feel like home!
Swede: not a hit. Swede is our big, gentle, beautiful black lab. Emma was terrified. Emma was also very tired. Swede spent the evening in her kennel. We'll try that again today. I did get her up already so she can have some time out before the troops wake up. Poor sweet Swede!
We doled out all the gifts, everyone arriving home took a long hot shower, Anna and Emma had a bubble bath together that was a huge hit on all fronts, and bedtime was never sweeter. Anna had a smile a mile wide, and reading to the girls and Luke on Emma's bed was dear. Prayer time made the journey real: we finally prayed together over each other IN PERSON at bed. Tucking everyone into their little spots (excepting Cooper and Jeb who I totally forgot to tuck in...their room was black as night with whiffling snore sounds emerging when we were done tucking in the littles...and I never made it in to even kiss them! Nice mom) was ministry to my heart. A babe in each spot and for each spot a babe.
It is 3:45am right now, and Emma eventually made it to our bed where she settled in for the night. She wasn't so sure about sleeping away from us. Anna wandered in at some point and was worried for Emma so I migrated to the girl's room (ay yi yi that was fun to write!) and took a shift in Emma's bed, only to then have Annabelle ask for me in her bed, not near her bed. A time with her snuggling and sleeping was sweet...and then Luke made his way to find me. :) I snuggled with him for awhile and while he drifted back off I found myself wide awake!
So now I'm doing what any sane Mom of five does in the early morning hours: laundry! Load three in the washer. Coffee pot is brewing, my Mom put fresh squeezed juice in the fridge and the eggs are on the counter ready for some breakfast scrambling. OH, IT IS GOOD TO BE HOME!
Nothing to do but be a family today. We give the Lord all the glory for bringing our family out safely and journeying each step of the way with us. And we give him all our praise for drawing us home together. What wonders His hands have done. May His presence well up in power and might as we settle in together and practice being His hands and feet here at home to each other. Loving Him in our sitting down and our rising up, our going out and our coming in. Obeying Him with all our hearts, minds and strength. Following Him wherever He leads.
We love you, Lord Jesus.
Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving thanks.
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his [a] ;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Friday, October 29, 2010
The newest citizen
One more flight. One more flight. One more flight...
Friday, September 3, 2010
13 cu ft
See this?  I'm telling you. 13 cubic feet of goodness. Family of seven. Little freezer in our fridge just isn't cutting it any longer. It has to be reorganized every single time an item is added or removed in order to close the door again. It's time for a superhero. My husband is one. So am I. Ask Luke about Ropegirl. Oh, yeah. I can bring it. Anna was actually We need staff around here. Funny that no one ever shows up. I have named my major appliances, however. Dancing with Fred (Astaire) is blissful. I find peace and solace in freshly vacuumed rooms. And Fred and I, we make great music together. My dishwasher is a workhouse. She has an old-fashioned, salt-of-the-earth name. Good German stock, she is. I greet her each morning...by name. So, downstairs we welcome Shirley. Her friend, Laverne? She sits next to her (aka, our older than old extra fridge that generally serves as a placeholder for all the milk we drink, and happens to save us at the holidays when she's packed full of yummy goodness). I'm sure you are familiar with the original girlfriends. They lived in a garden level apartment, too. And they lived in a really cold place. Good friends, Laverne and Shirley. Like peas and carrots. Bread and butter. So, welcome, Shirley! Welcome to the family. We look forward to many fine years working together. See, we all have staff. Sometimes we just need eyes for the superheroes in our lives! And I cannot wait to fill her up with homemade lentil soup, corn chowder from scratch, sweet italian sausage lasagna, the Barefoot Contessa's turkey meatloaf, parmesan chicken, white bean and rosemary soup, winter chili... Fall is surely here. Look at that list of food! |
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Home
“Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young- a place near your altar,
O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.” – Psalm 84:3
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. – 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. – Revelation 5:9
Oh, to see God’s handprint on all the places and pieces of our lives. We have so many dear friends who help us see God at work in our lives. He promises He is always here, constant and true. There IS nothing He won’t be with us in; and we don’t need to hope He is with us, because He promises He is. That’s good enough for me.
Sometimes I think adoption is God’s chance to show off in mighty and beautiful ways. We step outside of ourselves, and our own control of timing and events. There is a sense of wonder and vulnerability that is beautiful.
Watching the Lord move in mighty, awe-inspiring, hair-raising, breathtaking, gigantic ways to draw an orphan from one side of the world in to a family all the way across the globe – in to love, nurture, hope, healing, restoration, redemption and joy.
We have experienced Jesus drawing out His picture of how He yearns for and brings us all home to God through Himself. It is humbling. I read God’s words on adoption with my heart, now. God used something I “knew” in my head to birth something I grasp with my heart. We have truly seen grace and mercy, love and faith, hope and belonging lived out in our family, in the way God wants us all to experience it when we learn what Jesus did so we can be reclaimed fully to the Lord. We all yearn for home. Finding it in it’s most true sense, when we are finally resting at home in our Father’s arms, knowing who we are because of Who we belong to- that’s homecoming.
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. – 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. – Revelation 5:9
Oh, to see God’s handprint on all the places and pieces of our lives. We have so many dear friends who help us see God at work in our lives. He promises He is always here, constant and true. There IS nothing He won’t be with us in; and we don’t need to hope He is with us, because He promises He is. That’s good enough for me.
Sometimes I think adoption is God’s chance to show off in mighty and beautiful ways. We step outside of ourselves, and our own control of timing and events. There is a sense of wonder and vulnerability that is beautiful.
Watching the Lord move in mighty, awe-inspiring, hair-raising, breathtaking, gigantic ways to draw an orphan from one side of the world in to a family all the way across the globe – in to love, nurture, hope, healing, restoration, redemption and joy.
We have experienced Jesus drawing out His picture of how He yearns for and brings us all home to God through Himself. It is humbling. I read God’s words on adoption with my heart, now. God used something I “knew” in my head to birth something I grasp with my heart. We have truly seen grace and mercy, love and faith, hope and belonging lived out in our family, in the way God wants us all to experience it when we learn what Jesus did so we can be reclaimed fully to the Lord. We all yearn for home. Finding it in it’s most true sense, when we are finally resting at home in our Father’s arms, knowing who we are because of Who we belong to- that’s homecoming.
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