2016 Birthday letter to my sweet Haddie girl

To my sweet girl,
      Today is your seventh birthday and I received the most wonderful gift today; a whole lot of hope in the form of a court petition.  God has started to move the rest of those mountains that are separating us.  I know you may not read this until years from now but I want you to know how hard so many people have been working in order to get you home.  You may feel alone right now in Hyderabad but you are not.  There are so many people praying for you, loving you, looking after you (our God), and hoping for you.
          You may feel like you are tiny but we serve a big God and He is faithful.   You will be leaving all you have known and stepping into a whole new world very soon.  But know this my sweet girl you were loved since your conception (well before that), you were loved from the moment your dad and I felt called to be your parents (when we were 17), you were loved the years in the orphanage not only by us but by your Creator.  You have so much to look forward to.  So much love, happiness, adventure and life to live.
       Yes it has taken seven years to get to where you belong; but Haddie girl He had and has a plan for you.  So as we sit miles away on the 19th of April 2016 we are one step closer to bringing you home.  Hold fast my girl; Happy Birthday.  We love you forever and always.

Your Mommy.

Took 3 years, but....

 So we did something yesterday that took us three years to do; we sent a box to Haddie.  I know some may think why did it take you so long to do this, well there is no guarantee that this will even get to her.  But our agency encouraged us to send something so we did it and oh how exciting it was to do so.  I even attempted to write in Telugu on each different piece in the box.  The most special part of the package was the picture book which was filled of pictures of us and explanations of who we are and how loved she is by us.  Translated of course in the book with the help of google translate.  So please be praying it reaches her safely and all together.

     
        In other news....our case is having some slow movement which is so much better then no movement.  We are right now waiting for the judge to approve our petition which when he does we will sign and give it back to the lawyer who will then use it go get our court date.  Now the court date is our 'go get em' moment.  Once we have that we have our girl baby (Indian term :-).
       Now after four years of being in the process you would think I am bitter and close to insanity; well everytime I start to get to that point God shows me a glimpse of hope.  In the last month He has used someone in Hyderabad to show us more about our Haddie girl then we have ever known.  We have even recieved new pictures and so many insights into her personality.  This gives us strength and determination to fight harder to bring her home.  Or to sit back and watch how our Father will work it all out; because honestly it is so out of our control and only He can work it all out.
       Please pray that the judge find favor in our adoption so this ending process can go smoothly and quickly.  Pray for protection, good health, and Haddie's heart as there are so many changes taking place in her life with anticipation of her coming home.  And please pray for our hearts and health as we near the conclusion of this long adventure.  


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