A Blessed Heart

Andrew and Hope ride bikes around the neighborhood. He rides his bike, leaves it, runs back to help Hope get her tricycle wheel off the grass, runs back to his bike, rides ahead, leaves it, runs back to help Hope…. Continually. For over a mile. Andrew literally runs the majority of the whole neighborhood as he’s biking it. The kiddos get home, and he announces: “The last one in the garage is a rotten egg!” Then he stops at the entrance to the garage, waiting and encouraging Hope to ride into the garage, then he enters the garage and announces himself the loser. This is Andrew. This is the Andrew we daily witness. I want to be like him!

Can we even really understand?

Such great loss.

There are no words.

Care for the orphan.

It's commanded in Scripture.

It's a Boy!

This week has been so beautiful! We found our new son, told our adoption agency we wanted to adopt him, received pre-approval and an update from China, and had Christmas with family--all in one week. Smiles are plastered on our faces!

We'd like to introduce you to the newest addition to our family, Qiu Lin (pronounced Choo Lynn). We will be naming him Daniel.

Little guy:

We are so happy! We want to blast the news to everyone! No wonder God sent the angels to tell people about His Son's birth! He was so proud! We are feeling that same way right now!

GOD BE PRAISED!!!

"He called me"

Andrew: “Mom, I saw God.” Me: “You saw God? What did He look like?” Andrew: “I saw God. He called me to Heaven.” Me: “He ‘called’ you? Like, He called your name? Did He say, ‘Andrew’?” Andrew: “No, He didn’t say my name. He called me. He said, ‘Come be in my family’ and I flew up to Him. I didn’t have to hold anybody’s hand. He called me and I flew right up to Heaven to Him.”

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Two nights later: Andrew gasped and said, "I saw God again!" I said, "What did He say?" Andrew replied: "He said, 'Come into my family.' And the angels said, 'Glory to God in the highest!' and Jesus said, 'Welcome!'"

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This boy gives me goosebumps.

So thankful...

...for the teachers who invest in our children's lives!