Blessed...again!

It's been a few days since we wrote but I wanted to express what a wonderful weekend it has been. Our daughter came home from college to work...and to celebrate her birthday! It was amazing. We were thrilled to share the past few days with her. Interestingly, she left the university a little later than we expected...and later called to tell us she was in a traffic jam on the interstate. We soon realized that if she had left earlier, she could have easily been in one of two accidents on that road instead of behind them! Wow! We were so blessed to have her arrive home later...safely! Now she has returned to school and is ready for another week of studies. We are so grateful for her safety...and for every precious day she has been in our lives! Happy Birthday again, Sweetie!

Our son was in another band competition and made it back safely as well. He's fighting a knee injury but was blessed enough to get through the competition and play his solos well. So we are very thankful for that and for all the kind people who shared concern and assistance for him. Congratulations, son, on a job well done! We are so proud of your dedication and hard work. But take care of that knee, ok? We have a couple more weekends to go, including state finals! Know that we're cheering for you, too!

We were so excited to attend Church last night and be with our friends again. It is always so great to be with our Church family. While in the service, we noticed a young Dad bringing his two sweet daughters into the room to be with him and their Mom. When I saw that family, I felt such a peaceful reminder from God. For these two sisters, probably around two and four years of age, were beautiful children from China. They were so sweet! Of course, there were tears in our eyes for we know that in the middle of all the paperwork, expenses and waiting, God continues to orchestrate His plan to bring us together with our little daughter someday. Knowing that we may be waiting for another two years before we see her and hold her in our arms is challenging, to say the least. But between seeing those sweet girls at Church and the encouragement from another friend we saw yesterday, we just knew that God was reminding us to hold on and to wait patiently! And we will.

So the weekend has been wonderful. Our family was together the majority of the weekend. Our son and daughter enjoyed safe trips. We saw a very dear friend who was so encouraging about our adoption process. And then we saw those precious girls who had joined their "forever family" at our Church. Truly, our Journey of Blessings continues. May each of you be blessed richly as we all cherish every breath of life as a gift!

Walking by faith....
Terri & Family