I remember just about a year ago waking up in the middle of the night with a prompting to pray for our baby's birth mom--for a safe delivery and for her to know that her baby would be well loved and taken care of by us. I have prayed that prayer again as we have neared our baby's first birthday. The journey has been long and hard for us, but I know that the birth mother of our child is probably aching today and reliving that moment of desperation, that moment of sadness, that moment her life changed forever.
It's a reminder to me to not be selfish.
To pray for those who are hurting.
To love.
And to celebrate life!
So today we celebrate! Mary Clair's 3rd birthday was May 27th so we left the birthday sign up in honor of Harris. Tonight we are going to eat Ethiopian food at Mannaweenta Ethiopian/Eritrean Restaurant. And most importantly, today we are going to be thankful! I will admit, I had my heart set on being with Harris for his birthday and I cried many sad tears over this past week in realization that that was probably not going to be a reality. But I'm continuously reminded that God takes care of the orphan; God is in control of the Ethiopian government with their processes and procedures; and that we will be there before we know it!
In other news, here are some pictures of the latest happenings around here!
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| They are so cute! |
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| Mary Clair is 3!! |
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| Mary Clair's birthday party |
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| Some of our first squash for the season from the garden |
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| My little helper |
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| This is the face right before she ate the entire cucumber! |
