Each day we are one step closer to having her in our arms and, while this is a day that we have longed for and anticipated for almost a year, I have to remind myself that we have the foresight to know that what we have for her...unconditional love, a forever family complete with a mommy, daddy and two sisters...is what is best for her. But she has only ever known life in the orphanage, surrounded by her nannies, friends, familiar foods, familiar smells, a familiar language. For Emalyn, the day we take her in our arms will be one of the most difficult and scary experiences of her life. Until she learns that she can trust us, until she feels deep in her heart the unconditional love we will lavish on her, until she feels the bond to us that we already feel to her, she will grieve her former home and fear our family. While we anticipate with great joy finally having her in our arms, we look forward to bringing her home and starting our life as a family of four, we look forward to creating memory after memory with her and never letting her go, we also acknowledge that we will be ripping her from everything she has ever known. Please join us in praying that God would surround her with peace and comfort that only He can give and that He would prepare her heart for this journey. We serve an amazing God and we pray that Emalyn would know His love today and forever.
Peace for 2016...
10 years ago
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