Just Pinch Me!

We are beyond words around here.

And for me, well...

that just isn't the norm!

After hurdle upon hurdle

and delay upon delay

and rescheduling

and sitting and waiting...

We FINALLY had the court day

that we have been waiting for.

(well, not the official last one...) 

Last Monday we were asked to go to court

(after showing up the week before to find out the jail

had messed up and not transferred the father).

We were told that the father was prepared to surrender 

his rights to the girls!

We sat for HOURS
(ironically God used those hours to teach me
as the grandmother who had been so hurtful and cruel
sat with us :o/ 
and talked endlessly)

The time finally came
and we were ushered into the courtroom
to hear those words that we have been longing for.

But as I sat, He also opened my eyes
in a whole new way.

I am grateful (?) somehow for this whole 
long, miserable, heart-wrenching process.

Loving Father - always using our situations to grow us...
and grow our faith.

 
The following day was the trial to sever the mother's parental rights
(she is still a fugitive and never served her sentence)
and yes, 
God used this opportunity again to teach us how to wait...
IN HIM.

But wait we did - 
and we finally got THAT call.

The girls are legally free!

Mighty God.
Making a way.
Protecting His children.

We are in awe of this privilege!

So dear friends - 
we are officially on our first 

ADOPTION JOURNEY!...

and prayerfully by mid-June
our first little princess will be ours forever!

To Him be the glory and honor and praise!