And so it is woven...

Sorry its been so long since i updated :-) i would say that i haven't had time, but that would be dishonest...i just haven't remembered to do it! Most of you know by now that the judge did not choose to shorten our stay in any way. She said that she felt like granting either request would be illegal. I can't fault a woman for being honest... So, what does this mean? Well, Ukraine has lots of holidays, as we are finding out, and because of two 3 day holidays in concurrent weeks, our process has been delayed, yet again. We will officially become Micah's parents on May 3! However, Nathan and i are travelling home on May 5 and I will work solo (with assistance from volunteers) for the remaining time until Brent and Micah make it home somewhere around the 16th and we will be off for a few days to get adjusted to our new family. We feel like this is the right decision for Nathan (so he can go back to school) and for FBCH since they were banking on us being home by then and our blessed co-workers have been stretched quite thin in our absence. This is not to say that it will not be excruciating to leave Micah only one day after he is officially mine, but i have two sons to think about now :-) Our visits are getting better each day. Micah knows who we are and is consistently responding to his new name. He LOVES playing outside - although playing in the grass is frowned upon and this behavior is the current source of blame for his new cold...shame on us! But even though he was feeling bad and just wanted to be held today, he would still look at us with those big brown eyes and we could just see the completeness in his expression. We didn't get to play today since he was not feeling well, but sitting in that room, with him nestled in my arms while he was holding brent's hand and we were singing to him was perfect. I know there will be times in the future as we deal with his delays and limitations that i will wonder why God chose us for Micah (I'm just being honest here), but I will always look back on this time and KNOW that it is God's plan. Because looking into those eyes and seeing that smile, I see God's grace and feel Him weaving our family into beautiful tapestry in such a way that our four threads can never be separated again! "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to give you a hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11