Family Time

Shelby came home yesterday after a long six days in the Texas Panhandle working. We celebrated by having family night at home--eating together and having movie night. As you can see, Georgia Claire enjoyed herself by snoozing throughout the entire movie! She looks SO BIG in this picture! She was in her swing and sleeping so soundly...every time it moved forward she would squeak or make one of her sweet little sounds. Have I mentioned lately how much we love this little girl?!

And here she is tonight, after a busy day! When she smiles her whole face lights up and our hearts melt! Have I mentioned lately how much we love this little girl?!

Georgia's birth mother and her biological grandmother came for a visit today...the first one since her birth! I have to admit, I was a little nervous about how it would go, since it was the first. BUT, it was wonderful and comfortable, an overall great visit! We just sat around and caught up on our lives while they held and fed and played with Georgia Claire. I talked to Mom & Dad after they left and told them it felt like we had just spent a few hours with family! We have an even larger extended family now that Georgia Claire is here and we love them so much! Our God never ceases to amaze us! To people on the outside looking in, our situation may seem strange, but to us this is our life! This is the AMAZING path that God has allowed us to follow in order to grow our family. The last 10 months or so have been beautifully orchestrated by God and worrying about things is useless! Anyone that has followed our journey can see how God's hand has worked this whole adoption process out in a way that we could have never dreamed or imagined! Why should we worry? If you have ever truly given something over to God wholeheartedly you know exactly what I mean. God is in this in a BIG and MIGHTY way!

Philippians 4:6-7 says "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." We have experienced God's peace, and it IS more wonderful than any of us can understand! Thank you God for Georgia Claire and for her birth mother and her entire family, which is now OUR FAMILY!