One month ago we made the journey HOME with Sofi.
It seems so short. She spent 3 years without a real home and family, but her forever has begun.
I can't even put into words how breathtaking it all is.
This month has been very full. Full of love. Full of emotions. Full of changes.
Some of it has been shockingly smooth, and some of it is still really hard.
The changes have been drastic for all of our kids, and it tugs at all our emotions.
Some of the stresses are confusing for little ones, but God is helping each of us work through it.
No tear or meltdown could compare, though, with the beauty of this transformation.
"Transforming Love" was chosen very intentionally. It was a hope, but mostly it was a prayer.
A prayer for the change we knew love could bring for a little girl, but even more the change we wanted to see take over in our own hearts.
You can't experience God without it changing you - deep, to-the-core, heart change.
We wanted God to work in us, around us, through us.
Transformation is never easy. We knew that from day one.
This entire journey has taken us through different kinds of change, but these most recent moments are sincerely intense.
Intense in very good ways, but also tough.
Because it's real, and because God doesn't share space. As our relationship with God grows, we have to whittle away - or rip away - things that shift our priorities.
The transformation we have prayed for Sofi is truly outrageous to witness. Some things have literally proven to be miracles, and some have revealed God's Providence in her life since the beginning.
So, one month:
"porridge diet" to best eater in the house
milk from a dropper to cup chugger
hip hugger to runner
diapers to pull-ups
no voice to chatter
fear to laughter
Her whole world is new, and I love seeing her love it.
Sofi is sweet, loving, smart, silly, sassy, and hilarious.
She fits in to this bunch so perfectly, and I just love all four of my babies so much!
