I LOVE telling this story of God's Love.
God's love has redeemed and restored and flooded our lives in the most miraculous ways as Sofi came home to us.
I know most of you have heard these stories and memories, but today marks the beginning of a beautiful, and intense, time in our lives.
God's provision was so thorough that He literally gave me breath in some moments.
I will forever tell this story of God's love in the gift of Sofi.
Just like the hymn:
"I love to tell the story
of unseen things above,
of Jesus and His glory,
of Jesus and His love"
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A year ago today, we were officially "logged-in" with China.
That was the last step we could complete in preparing for our adoption.
Then, we waited for a referral.
The reality was that we would likely wait another 6-12 months for a referral.
My spirit knew differently.
This expectant mother could feel the gap closing.
I knew my daughter was close.
I have never felt my faith revealed so physically before these weeks.
Every piece of me was overcome by an intensity that was so real.
I was waiting for that call to come at any moment.
A couple of weeks later - this post - that includes a video.
I'm so thankful for the words I have saved and images I can go back to.
That video takes me right back to so many times and emotions.
Most of you are also familiar with some of these - fundraisers and family nights, rainbows and keepsakes.
Sofi has been real in our hearts and home since the very beginning.
Exactly one month after our "log-in" on 8/9/16 -
We received the call with the referral for our amazing daughter on
9/9/16.
(Here is the story of that day.)
We had "logged-in" JUST IN TIME for Sofi's referral,
and there are other details within the agency's process that confirm God's control in the matching of our family.
It's just so beautiful.
A year ago - it could have been another year -
but yesterday marked 8 months home.
I am overwhelmed as I think about how I felt a year ago.
Even after finding Sofi, the intensity built in a whole new way with the stress of the paperwork and wanting so desperately to get her home.
Even now, my emotions run really deep as we continue in these beginning phases,
but she is in my arms.
The depth of God's love has gripped me in a new way.
I love my God, and I will forever tell every story He writes.
"I love to tell the story
of unseen things above,
of Jesus and his glory,
of Jesus and his love"
