New Beginnings

So many things have happened around here the last few days.  We rang in the New Year Worthey style - sledding at midnight.  I honestly believe it was the best sledding ever.  Because of the warm weather, the hill was completely frozen with ice. The snow had melted and had been replaced with a layer of ice.  Now, when you have brand new sleds and ice you tend to go extremely fast down a hill.  That is what happened.  We kept the car on so that we would have lights and then got on the sleds.  It was so much fun watching the kids go down the hill, into the forest and emerge  laughing like crazy.  It reminded me of the Christmas Vacation movie with Chevy Chase. That sledding scene always makes me laugh.  What a wonderful way to ring in 2012.  We are already planning for next year.  Maybe we will even have a tent set up so that we can get several good hours of sledding in. Stay tuned to see what happens in 2013.

 As you know, we have been waiting on our government to approve Jacob to come to the United States.  The fancy term for the paperwork is the I-800.  We got a notice on December 15th letting us know that they had received our paperwork in their office in Texas . Both Marshall and I were expecting it to take several months for them to look over everything and approve Jacob.  We were not prepared for the call that came today from our agency. Whenever you are in an adoption and the phone rings your heart stops.  Most of the time you wonder what they need or what the bad news is going to be.  Hate to say that, but it is the truth.  It is the same feeling you get when your child's school calls and you wait for them to tell you something.  So, my heart stopped for a second while I waited for our adoption consultant to tell me why she had called.

"Lorrie, have you checked the mail yet"?
"No, I haven't in a few days."
"You might want to...you guys got approved.  We got the notice sent to us."
"Seriously ?  You are joking...it has only been 12 days."
" According to this, you all were approved on the 29th of December".

You should have heard the kids when they found out...there were shouts of joy no one would ever believe. No joke - it happened.  And, it happened more quickly than anyone ever expected.  God is like that.  He shows up at just the right time.  It is His timing, not ours , not our government, not any country.  It is HIS.  And, my friend, HE will part the river and bring his children home.  We are living proof that if you just step out and get your feet submerged in the water, He will provide the way.

So, we continue to wait, and continue to pray for God to go before us. We know He loves us, He loves Jacob and He loves all of you too.  Thank you for continuing to support our family.  We are getting closer to the day when ALL will see the goodness of our Lord and how He brought another one of His children home.

view from Pikes Peak - wonder what Jacob will say?

  Lorrie