Meet Miracle Micah David---- WE PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!

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COURT TONIGHT WHILE WE SLEEP!!!!!!!!

"Our HOPE is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and rightousness."

Tomorrow, no matter what the outcome, our hearts will not be sick because our hope will not be deferred. Our HOPE is in our God and the victory he has already claimed for our son, for our family, for our very lives.

We are fervently praying that we can claim God's victory over Micah David's life tomorrow and share him with you. Please pray this with us!

This journey has been so long but we have not walked one step alone. Our PORTION has been with us every step, every day, darkness and light, pain and joy, through it all.

Our God has gone before us in this battle and we are walking peacefully in His big, comforting shadow!

"The Lord has promised GOOD to me, His word my hope secures.

He will my shield and PORTION be whatever we edure."

(I took liberties with the ending ;0)

31 For who is God besides the LORD ?

And who is the Rock except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way perfect.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;

he enables me to stand on the heights.
34 He trains my hands for battle;

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You give me your shield of victory,

and your right hand sustains me;

you stoop down to make me great.

36 You broaden the path beneath me,

so that my ankles do not turn.

We pray that God will continue to BROADEN our path,

all the way to Ethiopia and our Micah David!!!!!!

1 Night Until Court

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you."
Matthew 7:7

It's amazing how far we have come in this adoption process. So many days and nights of waiting have all been leading to this one date, April 1st.

We are one night away from our third, and hopefully final, court appearance. While we were nervous and stressed the other 2 times we went to court, this house is at complete ease this third time. We have come to accept that God's will is best, even though it can be painful.

Micah is in God's hands and we don't want to take him out of those capable hands despite our immense love for him. We know he is right where he needs to be!

Please continue to pray for his release to his forever family.

We ask because God loves orphans,
We ask because we love Micah,

We ask because we were loved first.

3 Days To Court- Faith and Fear

We've had serious deja vous in this house for the past week. The pressure is mounting, the thoughts carried away from the now to Wednesday, the daydreams have begun. The court dance is in full swing. Will we pass? What will it feel like to finally have good news, to finally be able to introduce you to our son? What will happen if something goes wrong, again?

The questions are endless and exasperating. Today we awoke with a strong feeling of peace and excitement.

NOW IS THE TIME. Now is the time for courage, now is the time for faith, now is the time for fear.

Yes, fear. The RIGHT kind of fear can serve you well in hard times, a lesson we have learned in the past few months.

"I am a God who is near. I am also a God who is far away," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 23:23

We serve a MIGHTY God who is able to do all things, more than we can ask or imagine. He is HUGE, He is EVERYWHERE, He knows EVERYTHING. This is scary and brings us to our knees.

He is a God to be feared. And that fear is liberating, inspiring, and comforting.

Today we are comforted by our fear, good fear, righteous fear. Because we fear our God, we do not fear Tuesday. You see, our great and mighty God is FOR US. He is working on our behalf, purposing good and kindness in ways we can only dream of. How great is that!

Once you fear your Lord, and know that He is on your side in all of his awesomeness and might, what else is there?

What a relief!

4 Days to Court-----PRAY PRAY PRAY!!!

We're 4 days from our third court appearance, and hopefully our last! The nerves and jitters have set in but we are believing in FAITH that April 1st will be the day we can introduce you to our son Micah. What a long and painful journey this has been! We pray that this week is full of JOY, JOY, JOY!

We've had a hard time praying lately for our adoption as, well, we've said it all over the past 6 months. There's not much we can say that our God hasn't heard from our lips over and over again. So, we're keeping it simple.

Here's our prayer:

Father, you know our hearts. We have walked this journey to Micah for 6 months with you and we've come to a place of peace. Please fulfill your plans for our son. Release him into our hands on Wednesday that he might come and join this family forever. We long to have him with us, finally, to have our hearts complete. May April 1st be the day that we can call him ours.

May you receive all the praise and glory.

Amen

6 Month Referralversary..Record Breakers

We received our referral for Micah 6 months ago.

It's official, we've set the record for longest time between referral and passing court/travel.

No medals, please.

No reminders of this record necessary, it's seared into our hearts.

What we have: hundreds of pictures, countless updates from our agency, 1 updated homestudy, 1 updated 797-C, 2 unsuccessful court dates, 1 looming court date that could be successful or unsuccessful, hundreds of people praying, newborn clothing that needs a good home, matching Christmas, Valentines, Easter shirts that will go unworn, an empty crib, an empty bouncy seat, empty arms, bad sinus infections, double ear infections, broken washer, toilet, doors, hearts, a God who promises good if we follow Him, no idea where we're going...

What we don't have...Micah.

We believe the Lord is on our side and that we will be victorious, someday...Hopefully April 1st.

Happy 4 Year Metchaversary!!!!!!!!!

4 years ago today we walked into a hospital as a couple, but emerged, 4 hours later,

love sick parents.

The desire of our hearts had been granted in the form of a

7 pound 9 ounce little angel who only had one name,

ISAIAH.

Devon Michael Isaiah,

you have always been our joy-boy, our heart song,

God's love and redemption for our family on this earth.

Thank you for your sweetness, your energy, your empathy, your light.

You are forever our sunshine.