Life by the 23rd's

We said a tearful goodbye to Nash in Ghana on June 23rd, 2013.

Since then I've come to mark life by the 23rd's. I didn't intend to at first, but as time marches on month after month without us bringing Nash home, I've come to dread when the number 23 approaches on the calendar....yet again. It marks yet another month gone by without our sweet boy home. I swear, it feels almost exactly like going through infertility struggles all over again. Only this time, I KNOW my beautiful baby. I've seen him, held him, he's told me he loves me, I've promised him I'm coming back to bring him home......

Just in case you are wondering, this is how many 23rd's there have been since we left Nash:

That's 10 -  23rd's  (months) or:
305 days
26,352,000 seconds
439,200 minutes
7320 hours
305 days
43 weeks

But.........THIS 23rd is different!!!!!!! We have a new meeting on THIS (April) 23rd!!!

THIS 23rd a wonder man named Alois is going to the U.S. Embassy in Ghana on our behalf to plead our case.

THIS 23rd we are asking you to PRAY and believe that this will be the final meeting for our adoption and that the U.S. and Ghanaian officials will approve ALL remaining paperwork that is needed to bring Nash home. Specifically, we are asking that the officials will approve our I600 form that we have been waiting on for more than 8 months.

More specific prayer requests:

• Please pray for Alois to have confidence as he presents our case.
• Please pray for the U.S. Embassy officials to be receptive to Alois and have a favorable view of adoption and our particular case.
• Please continue to pray for Nash - that his heart will be prepared to receive us as a family after such a long separation. Please pray that he knows we love him and have not abandoned him.
• Praise/prayer for the Douglass family - our friends that we traveled with. They are bringing their 3 children home this week!! Pray for their visas to be processed quickly and for everyone's health and travel safety.

God is so good! He has brought us new hope over and over! Signs of new life are literally bursting out everywhere this spring. More importantly, we just celebrated the ultimate NEW LIFE that everyone can have through Jesus!

We can not wait to celebrate new life here on earth as a family of 8 with Nash! This family picture, taken just a few days ago will soon be transformed.....we are confident!

                                                               Isaiah 40:25-31

Thanks so much!

Brooke