Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Three Years Ago Today
Wow, I can't believe it's been three years. Three years ago today we received the call from Shr Mama Bev & Shr Baba Ted from The Home of Gods Love. Gracyn has certainly taken captive our minds and our hearts.
It's funny I try to think about what life was like before Gracyn, and I just cant seem to remember life without her forever presence. Her silly giggle, her sweet smile, her most gracious loving heart, her thoughtful kind spirit, but most of all her desire to love every and all creatures. She gives love so freely and abundantly. Like she can read something about all people around her and know the ones that need that extra special attention, & tenderness. She really seems to be able to view people on a "heart"level ~ viewing them from the inside first. Oh, her child like faith has taken our family by surprise on more than one occasion and those moments send my hair on end and my eyes looking above. For I know He has worked some miraculous gift of love and heart within her.
For example on a day that wasn't such a good one for me, and I was certain I was concealing what was truly within my heart. Of all my doubts and fears of our adoption process of Jadyn. On a day when fear seemed to take hold of me and the whisper of doubt of Gods amazing graciousness. She revealed her most precious gift. She said, "momma what's wrong?". I told her repeatedly nothing Gracyn it's a great day. She could see right through me to the very heart of me somehow, and started singing her own rendition of Jesus Loves Me. It went something like this... "Jesus loves momma this I know, for the bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong. They are weak but he is strong. Yes Jesus loves Mamma, yes Jesus loves Mamma, yes Jesus loves Mamma for Jesus told me so.
I mean you have to imagine my jaw dropping, hair stand on end kind of response with her words and now song that comes right on time. I picked her up and held her so tightly and said "thank you for knowing my heart. That made Mommys day so much better." Cause she truly gets to the heart of the person, I mean every person. She has this gift of love I have never seen in a child. And not only because she is mine do I declare she's amazing...many have witnessed it.
For this wonderful gift that God gave me three years ago, I thank Him. For loving and trusting me with such an amazing child.
To celebrate coincidentally we are blessed enough to share such a special day with Ted & Bev and so many of the little ones and their families from The Home of Gods Love for a reunion of the greatest family Gracyn will love being a part of. ~ And so do we. We are more than blessed.
We flew into Tulsa yesterday. Gracyn, I, and Gram. Poor Daddy with his huge project he is on at work couldn't come, so Gram saved the day.... Oh and my back. Really got me thinking about my travel to China...Yikes.
Then we drove to Joplin after a three hour delay in Atlanta due to weather and Gracyn was still miraculously happy. Her first ride on an Airplane since we came home from Taiwan.
We spent the night of food and swimming with friends, Melanie & Kaylee, Shannon & Lilly, Tiffany, Stephanie & Jayman. And will see so many more tomorrow. So blessed to be here.
Spent the afternoon at Chick Fil A with some families from the reunion and the kids had a blast!!
What a wonderful way to celebrate this very special day!!!! The picnic is at 5:00 and cannot wait for the group pic!! That will be a sight!!!
It's funny I try to think about what life was like before Gracyn, and I just cant seem to remember life without her forever presence. Her silly giggle, her sweet smile, her most gracious loving heart, her thoughtful kind spirit, but most of all her desire to love every and all creatures. She gives love so freely and abundantly. Like she can read something about all people around her and know the ones that need that extra special attention, & tenderness. She really seems to be able to view people on a "heart"level ~ viewing them from the inside first. Oh, her child like faith has taken our family by surprise on more than one occasion and those moments send my hair on end and my eyes looking above. For I know He has worked some miraculous gift of love and heart within her.
For example on a day that wasn't such a good one for me, and I was certain I was concealing what was truly within my heart. Of all my doubts and fears of our adoption process of Jadyn. On a day when fear seemed to take hold of me and the whisper of doubt of Gods amazing graciousness. She revealed her most precious gift. She said, "momma what's wrong?". I told her repeatedly nothing Gracyn it's a great day. She could see right through me to the very heart of me somehow, and started singing her own rendition of Jesus Loves Me. It went something like this... "Jesus loves momma this I know, for the bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong. They are weak but he is strong. Yes Jesus loves Mamma, yes Jesus loves Mamma, yes Jesus loves Mamma for Jesus told me so.
I mean you have to imagine my jaw dropping, hair stand on end kind of response with her words and now song that comes right on time. I picked her up and held her so tightly and said "thank you for knowing my heart. That made Mommys day so much better." Cause she truly gets to the heart of the person, I mean every person. She has this gift of love I have never seen in a child. And not only because she is mine do I declare she's amazing...many have witnessed it.
For this wonderful gift that God gave me three years ago, I thank Him. For loving and trusting me with such an amazing child.
To celebrate coincidentally we are blessed enough to share such a special day with Ted & Bev and so many of the little ones and their families from The Home of Gods Love for a reunion of the greatest family Gracyn will love being a part of. ~ And so do we. We are more than blessed.
We flew into Tulsa yesterday. Gracyn, I, and Gram. Poor Daddy with his huge project he is on at work couldn't come, so Gram saved the day.... Oh and my back. Really got me thinking about my travel to China...Yikes.
Then we drove to Joplin after a three hour delay in Atlanta due to weather and Gracyn was still miraculously happy. Her first ride on an Airplane since we came home from Taiwan.
We spent the night of food and swimming with friends, Melanie & Kaylee, Shannon & Lilly, Tiffany, Stephanie & Jayman. And will see so many more tomorrow. So blessed to be here.
Spent the afternoon at Chick Fil A with some families from the reunion and the kids had a blast!!
What a wonderful way to celebrate this very special day!!!! The picnic is at 5:00 and cannot wait for the group pic!! That will be a sight!!!
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