8 Months Home!

Really? 8 months? In some respects it seems like yesterday we stepped off the plane with our two newest Treasures, Kooper and Kinley Grace...in others it seems a lifetime ago!

"God gives us the vision, then He takes us down to the valley to batter us into the shape of the vision, and it is in the valley that so many of us faint and give way. Every vision will be made real if we will have patience...

God has to take us into the valley, and put us through fires and floods to batter us into shape, until we get to the place where He can trust us with the veritable reality...

Don't lose heart in the process. If you have ever had the vision of God, you may try as you like to be satisfied on a lower level, but God will never let you."

~Oswald Chambers~

And the parched ground shall become a pool.

Isaiah 35:7

More Progress!

Just a quick post to report that we've seen some amazing things happen this past week!

Kinley is now doling out hugs to almost everyone. She's so much more secure these days! She's saying some things in sentences, and if we ask her where any member of the family is, she points and says, "Right deh."

Kooper is becoming less loud and is learning to relate better to his siblings. He's using more full sentences. Considering we're just shy of four months home, I'm expecting great strides in language the next two months. He's also becoming more obedient and respectful. And he plays a pretty mean game of checkers (and has become a more graceful winner and loser) :)

Thank you, Jesus!