James 1:17: "Every good and perfect gift is from above.."
Dear Family and Friends,
We are writing with joy that truly cannot be expressed through words. After a very positive start (driving to Florida to get Julia) and the birthmother changing her mind resulting in many agonizing hours of despair; GOD's grace and goodness prevailed - JULIA MCGEE O'NEAL was placed with us on Friday late morning.
Her adoption story and the last few days have been a testimony to his unending grace and love for all of us. We want to share this story with everyone in the coming days, but as you might guess, we are a little overwhelmed at the moment. Thus, I will write more very soon as well as send pictures.
She is perfect and we are falling in love with her more and more each minute. For now, we will close with expressing our sincere thanks for all your prayers, encouragement and love throughout this long journey. The journey is not over, but we know GOD is in control and will take care of the remaining logistics and steps to finalization. Julia has been placed with us and we are so thankful and grateful to be her parents.
We love you all dearly! Can't wait for you to meet our daughter.
Love,
Malcolm, Christy and Julia
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
September 12th - Pay It Forward
Hello Family and Friends!
This blog/title is written in appreciation to so many of our dear friends and family who have supported us throughout this long journey. In particular, I want to "recognize" some dear friends with this title. A friend of mind, Kristie and her family have been such a stronghold, inspiration and positive influence in our life throughout this difficult journey. They have provided encouragment (as so many of you have) and have listened to me "vent" along the way. Most recently, they have provided so much guidance in terms of raising our daughter to come to us any day.
On that note, we are still awaiting our daughter's arrival. The due date is October 4th, but given the latest Doctor's appointment she could come any day - possibly this weekend. Our prayer is that she is healthy. Obviously, the longer she is in the womb the better, but we are resting in the fact that God is in control and will protect her. Please continue to pray for her safe arrival, her health and that the adoption process will go smoothly. We are anxious about all of these aspects, but once again know that HE is in control of it all.
We will continue to keep you updated and let you know as soon as she arrives. Again, we so appreciate each and every one of you more than you know!! Thank you for all your support and love!
To close, our deep desire is to be able to impact the adoption "world" down the road. We want to "pay it forward" to other adoptive families down the road. We ask for prayers that we can some day use our adoption experiences - positive and negative- to make a positive difference in other adoptive families' lives.
Thank you again for all your encouragement. We love you all!
Love,
Christy and Malcolm
lovingparents@live.com
This blog/title is written in appreciation to so many of our dear friends and family who have supported us throughout this long journey. In particular, I want to "recognize" some dear friends with this title. A friend of mind, Kristie and her family have been such a stronghold, inspiration and positive influence in our life throughout this difficult journey. They have provided encouragment (as so many of you have) and have listened to me "vent" along the way. Most recently, they have provided so much guidance in terms of raising our daughter to come to us any day.
On that note, we are still awaiting our daughter's arrival. The due date is October 4th, but given the latest Doctor's appointment she could come any day - possibly this weekend. Our prayer is that she is healthy. Obviously, the longer she is in the womb the better, but we are resting in the fact that God is in control and will protect her. Please continue to pray for her safe arrival, her health and that the adoption process will go smoothly. We are anxious about all of these aspects, but once again know that HE is in control of it all.
We will continue to keep you updated and let you know as soon as she arrives. Again, we so appreciate each and every one of you more than you know!! Thank you for all your support and love!
To close, our deep desire is to be able to impact the adoption "world" down the road. We want to "pay it forward" to other adoptive families down the road. We ask for prayers that we can some day use our adoption experiences - positive and negative- to make a positive difference in other adoptive families' lives.
Thank you again for all your encouragement. We love you all!
Love,
Christy and Malcolm
lovingparents@live.com
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