Friday, April 25, 2008
And It Just Keeps On Getting Better!
This morning I was surprised by a handful of amazing shots of our girls!!! A very sweet mum came home from Ethiopia YESTERDAY and immediately emailed me to tell me she had pictures of our girls!!!! How incredibly selfless is that - just got in the door and immediately is thinking of the parents waiting here for pictures of their little ones!
The first one that struck me was how ADORABLE (sorry, Proud Mama!) our littlest one was!! This little one had never had a smile on before; just a sad little look with barely any light in her eyes.
But this morning I was met by a sparkly little girl with a smile and bright shiny eyes! I could see in the two pictures of her that she was a wee bit apprehensive, as in one she was biting her lip, while smiling big, and in the other she was pursing her lips. But the happiness just shone from her whole face. It was such a joy to see this happy little girl.
Yesterday, that was my big question that I wanted to ask Chris (the friend who had introduced herself to the girls). Did you see my little girls smile? Did they seem happy? Are their little hearts mending?
I got my answer this morning from another wonderful mum (Corinne) who went out of her way for us, like Chris did.
I then moved on through my photos and it was so wonderful to see how well-adjusted, happy, and beautiful our oldest daughter is! There was a picture of her sitting at a table with a handful of other children, and they are looking past the camera at someone else. Many are just gazing, but she is smiling. We also have a beautiful full picture of her out in the yard looking directly at the camera.
In another shot she is standing beside a friend, and if you look closely you will see that she is gently holding the other little girl's arm - it almost makes me wonder if she is a little insecure of this special photo session with just her and a friend, or if perhaps, this is just her little friend and it is what little girls do! *smile*
It is so incredibly neat to see the pictures of the girls as they live in their Ethiopian home, while waiting for someone to come and adopt them. They do not even know we exist yet; they will be told about us when we pass through Court.
We are praying that we get through in record time with the Medicals done in record time too. I would LOVE to be able to travel before the heat of summer. Not because of the heat, but because the tickets skyrocket in price and we have to pay for 6 tickets when we go.
I can't wait til I can share these pictures with you. Please pray for a quick successful court date!
The first one that struck me was how ADORABLE (sorry, Proud Mama!) our littlest one was!! This little one had never had a smile on before; just a sad little look with barely any light in her eyes.
But this morning I was met by a sparkly little girl with a smile and bright shiny eyes! I could see in the two pictures of her that she was a wee bit apprehensive, as in one she was biting her lip, while smiling big, and in the other she was pursing her lips. But the happiness just shone from her whole face. It was such a joy to see this happy little girl.
Yesterday, that was my big question that I wanted to ask Chris (the friend who had introduced herself to the girls). Did you see my little girls smile? Did they seem happy? Are their little hearts mending?
I got my answer this morning from another wonderful mum (Corinne) who went out of her way for us, like Chris did.
I then moved on through my photos and it was so wonderful to see how well-adjusted, happy, and beautiful our oldest daughter is! There was a picture of her sitting at a table with a handful of other children, and they are looking past the camera at someone else. Many are just gazing, but she is smiling. We also have a beautiful full picture of her out in the yard looking directly at the camera.
In another shot she is standing beside a friend, and if you look closely you will see that she is gently holding the other little girl's arm - it almost makes me wonder if she is a little insecure of this special photo session with just her and a friend, or if perhaps, this is just her little friend and it is what little girls do! *smile*
It is so incredibly neat to see the pictures of the girls as they live in their Ethiopian home, while waiting for someone to come and adopt them. They do not even know we exist yet; they will be told about us when we pass through Court.
We are praying that we get through in record time with the Medicals done in record time too. I would LOVE to be able to travel before the heat of summer. Not because of the heat, but because the tickets skyrocket in price and we have to pay for 6 tickets when we go.
I can't wait til I can share these pictures with you. Please pray for a quick successful court date!
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Justine! I love hearing these details. What an amazing gift Chris was able to give you... to see into their lives. Wow! I will definitely pray for a quick court date and for their hearts to be prepared for meeting you guys.
How awesome that Chris was able to do that for you Justine!!!! I can't wait to see the pictures!!!!
Just to give credit where credit is due *smile*, it was Corinne who was able to get us these pictures. Chris tried but the timing was not good. But they have both certainly blessed us!
And Emily: that is a specific prayer that we have been praying for a while - that God would prepare their hearts to meet us. Wow! God is good. He keeps meeting our needs. Thank you for praying that! We are also praying for peace for their mum!
That's so awesome that you got more pictures and news! I can't wait to see the pictures.
Oh ya, I sent you an email, but I forgot to say that Natasha would love to meet you as well!
Sandi
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