Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Our Adoption Video


Wrote the name of this first song down in 2010 when we started the adoption process.
My friend Jackie H. had it in her adoption video of her son Miles and I absolutely loved it!

My heart is just bursting with thankfulness to God for His faithfulness in bringing our family together.
We needed these girls just as much as they needed us!

This Love by Mandi Mapes

I’ve never felt this way before
funny how you found you’re way to my door   
and suddenly my prayers are coming true
and these arms are not letting go of you

this love this love is the deep kind
you’re my baby, you’re my sunshine
I’ll hold your hand, be your biggest fan
and I’ll love you all of the time

our eyes are not quite the same shade
and your hair blows in the wind a different way 
but I am your mother and 
I love you just the same 
so I’ll take your hand honey 
and you can take my name

my heart has been redeemed,
adopted and now I know my Father
this grace that I’ve received 
I want to show you
I want to show you

this love this love is the deep kind
it hangs on through the storm and the sunshine
I’ll hold your hand, be your biggest fan
and I’ll love you all of the time


Song #2 "Least of These" by Audio Adrenaline
Photos at the end in the yellow/gray were taken by "Your Life in Stills Photography".

Monday, September 16, 2013

School is in Session!

 
After Labor Day we decided we needed to get started on this whole school thing.
Add some structure to our day.
 
 
 
 
 
{yup, verdict is in, I officially have the cutest class}
 
 
Even though our curriculum is currently residing on another continent, we are making the best of it.
My little sister (ESL teacher) brought me the mother load of ESL (English second language) ideas and curriculum for the girls.
 
We are getting the hang of it.
 
 
 
About 2 weeks after we started school, in which I had been calling school "shule" (Swahili), Esther informed me on a random Sunday morning that school in Swahili is actually kafunda (sp?).
Pretty sure she will be the teacher by the end of the year.
 
 
 
 
 
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