Tears of Joy!!

We have two beautiful biological daughters.  Kaila (4.5 years) and Emma (almost 3 years).  They have been an active (and very excited) part of this process.

After we (finally) decided on Russia.... we sat the girls down and told them that we felt the Lord was leading us to a RUSSIAN brother for them.  Kaila asked what we wanted to name him.  She pondered his name for a minute and then exclaimed, 

“I can’t wait to teach him about Jesus!  I would like to pray for him: 
‘Beautiful Jesus,

please be with Nikolai.  Let him know that he is loved and prayed for- right now.
And may his bones grow straight and may  his heart grow strong… for You!’”

Wow.  Wow. Wow, am I one proud (and balling) momma!  What a confirmation in our hearts that our son is to be Russian... and he is SOO loved!

Jesus, Sweet Jesus, we praise you for YOUR words through the mouth of babes... from the mouth of infant YOU HAVE ORDAINED Praise!!!

You are worthy.  You are wonderful.  You are beautiful.  And we are THANKFUL people.  Thank-you for patiently and persistently leading us to Russia!  And thank you that you are preparing our son- even now, in that "secret place"... that is NOT hidden from You!

Amen and Amen

" For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.  My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,  your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."  -Psalm 139: 13-16

(I love this picture!)