Happy/Sad Are the Days

We got new pictures of our son. This has been so exciting to say the least. However, with the happiness comes a sadness. Sad because I realize he is so far away and WAITING. Waiting on his family to come for him. Happy to see him do normal everyday boy things like riding a bike, but sad we weren't there to help him learn.

God sees my heart and He knows me (Psalm 139). He is here seeing us through every step, and He is there with Ty. I will trust Him with the hard and rejoice with the good/easy. It's comforting to know He is always near. We have one more homestudy visit left, and a lot of things to read before that can happen. Keep praying for us. Keep praying for Ty. God hears. He listens and responds meeting us exactly where we are. Hopefully soon I can let you know about some fundraisers, and how you can help us bring our sweetness home.  Thanks for the prayers. Enjoy the pictures. Lori

Isn't he just the cutest :)

 

This is one of our favorites lol. I think he will fit in nicely with our family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Smiles

I pray the smile is real and an outward manifestation of an internal joy. Sadly I see this in our churches everywhere. Nothing but smiles on Sunday morning. Smiles that speak nothing of the pain and the failures in this life. They are very deceiving smiles that lead many of us to believe all is well. When in reality hell has waged war on our homes. So why the smiles. Perhaps we to have learned that we must look and act our best for others to accept who we are. We do this with each other and we do this with God. We give our best in hopes he will accept it never fully realizing our best is filthy rags. We must rely only on His Grace. My prayer is that Ty will know God's grace by the grace our family shows to him. I pray that fellow believers will begin to show that same grace to others who think they must look and act their best for us to accept them. That through all of this we can begin to fully understand the grace of God.     Jared