August 10, 2007
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….I’m rejoicing for this very special, sweet blessing.
This dear little angel has found a new home with our cousins, Leslie and Debbie McPhearson. After more than a year of wrangling with paperwork and details and officials, Les and Debbie are in Ava’s home country in Central America, preparing to bring her back with them next week. My heart soars to think of their excitement and happiness at finally seeing this long-held dream fulfilled!
Debbie is my husband’s first cousin, but she feels like my niece. When we were first married, Debbie and her two sisters were little girls. A few short years later, we moved to Mississippi and lived only two hours from their Birmingham home, and the bond between us grew. The girls’ mother, Mary Lou, and I became dear friends, and Melanie, Debbie and Sherry were adored by our children. It was a privilege to watch all three of them grow into beautiful, talented young women with fine husbands and families of their own.
Debbie and Les are sending their daughter off to college in a few short weeks, and their son starts high school at the same time. Now, they’ll also be helping three-year-old Ava adjust to a new country, a new family, a new language and a new home. I salute their courage and determination to have seen this journey through, and I’ll continue to pray that the transition is smooth and the joy unbounded as this new little one adds another happy dimension to their lives. God bless them, each and every one!
Comments (9)
I’m rejoicing with you! Ava’s glowing face tells of a happy heart!
What joy, indeed! Made me teary to see that beautiful face so lit up! Reminds me of our little angel that God placed in our home (almost.) God is so wonderfully caring, isn’t He?
What a wonderful blessing!
With a smile like that their house will be full of sunshine!
How precious! I am so happy for your family….what joyful news! Ava is a blessed little girl to be coming into your family.
Think of all the adventures awaiting Ava in her new homeland.
How precious! We have friends who adopted two little girls (1 was 8 months old, the other I think 4 years) from Eastern European countries. Hearing their individual stories, how my friends went through the long process, finally met them in their orphanages, what they looked like then compared to what they look like now…..what a blessing for all of them and all of us who have heard. God bless your cousins – what happiness for them at this time in their lives!
What a precious little pea pod! I’m so happy for the whole family.
RYC: We live in Central California. Miss Emma Lee was born and raised close by our little rural town. This area does remind me of back east, though. It’s typically NOT like the rest of California. You could plop our little town back east and we would fit in just fine.
Thanks for your sweet comment…and for sailing back into my life, my dear old friend!