WE GET LYDIA TOMORROW!!!!

Ok, this is a record - 3 posts in one day!  This one has to be quick because we have an early morning tomorrow.  But obviously this one is too huge to skip - we go to get Lydia tomorrow morning!  We have to meet our guide here in Beijing at 6:50 am and we head to the orphanage which is about an hour drive outside the city.  So many feelings and emotions the night before meeting our daughter.  We are of course excited beyond belief, but also extremely anxious.  Well, at least I am.  Jim seems to be riding on through pretty calmly.  

After over four years in this process, it's very surreal to actually be here and meeting our newest family member tomorrow.  I'm trying very hard to control the "what-ifs" since there are so many what-ifs in this situation and they can really mess with your mind if you let them.  I am choosing to think God's truths so as not to get pulled into worry and fear which will rob us of our joy and peace.


So as you get to around your dinner hour tonight, think of us, waking up in Beijing around 4:30am, crazy full of jitters, and pray for us as we go to pick up our daughter around 7:30 or 8am.  And to answer one question from a blog comment, yes, we get her tomorrow and then she stays with us from then on!


Final thought for tonight, and then I need to go attempt to sleep...this song is called "Still, my soul be still" by Keith and Kristyn Getty and it is a wonderful encouragement tonight.

Still my soul be still 

And do not fear 

Though winds of change may rage tomorrow

 God is at your side 

No longer dread 

The fires of unexpected sorrow  

God You are my God 

And I will trust in You and not be shaken 

Lord of peace renew 

A steadfast spirit within me 

To rest in You alone  

Still my soul be still 

Do not be moved 

By lesser lights and fleeting shadows 

Hold onto His ways 

With shield of faith 

Against temptations flaming arrows  

Still my soul be still 

Do not forsake 

The Truth you learned in the beginning 

Wait upon the Lord 

And hope will rise As stars appear when day is dimming