"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." (James 1:27)



Thursday, April 22, 2010

WE'VE BEEN MATCHED!!

After 5 years of our daughter growing in our hearts and over 4 years of waiting through the adoption process, yesterday we were matched with our daughter, Kylie Hope. I am not allowed yet to post her picture or her chinese name, but she is precious! To be able to see her face after all these years has been quite overwhelming. Kylie is 3 years old and we trust that God has been taking care of her. She has been prayed for and loved by so many people for 4 years. God has been faithful to us, on the mountain top and in the valley. After my beautiful son, Kyler, whom we miss every day, went to heaven, God gave me the desire and then Brad to adopt an orphan. It is all His work and we praise God for calling us to adopt. I am reminded of the verses that the Lord gave me in December 2004, Psalm 37:4-5, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to Him, trust Him, and He will do this." That verse has been so meaningful to me and it is so true. God is real and I cannot praise Him enough for all He has done in my life.



Thank you all for your kind words yesterday, today, and over the years. HOPEfully, this summer we will be traveling to China to bring our little girl home. I will post more info about her as soon as I'm able to.



Kylie Hope--we love you so much and are truly blessed that God has chosen you for our family and that He chose us for you!!
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8 comments:

  1. RebeccaApril 22, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    We are so excited for you all! What an awesome answer to prayer, and we will continue to pray as you go through the next few months!

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  2. EbeApril 22, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    This is wonderful!!! I'm so so happy and excited for you!! I can't wait to see her picture.

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  3. Katie GraceApril 22, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    That is so amazing!!! :) I'm so extremely happy for you guys! Can't wait to meet this sweet girl!

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  4. Jen BurrellApril 22, 2010 at 8:51 PM

    I'm so happy for you guys! I hope you get to go to China ASAP and get her! Cant wait to see a picture--Praise God!

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  5. AnonymousApril 23, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    I am so overwhelmed for you guys!!! We will continue to pray for you as you go through the next steps of bringing her home. I can't wait to see her pic...I know she is just beautiful!!!

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  6. MommyApril 30, 2010 at 3:59 PM

    Praise the Lord! You have waited far too long. Looking forward to hearing from you and getting to know your family.

    Blessings,
    Mommy
    (I blog anonymously to keep the crazies away)

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  7. AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    I can't wait to see her picture! So excited for you guys. At long last! Subscribing to your blog now so I won't miss the trip details as they happen! Happy day!

    Bethany Morrison

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  8. SaraMay 27, 2010 at 11:37 PM

    Praising God with you over sweet Kylie Hope:)

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