Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

For many adoptive families the road to family formation can often be long.  This week has been particularly difficult for our family, as we have seen week 6 come and go, along with a promised guarantee of sentencia from our judge.  Learning to accept unpredictability and surrender to total lack of control has been one of the most challenging lessons in our education as adoptive parents.  We are eager to sleep in our own bed, kiss our dog, spend time with family and friends, establish a routine for our toddler and replenish our savings!  Whatever our challenges are, it is always better when we are together!  Each day, Emanuel continues to give us pause for reflection and gratitude.

Counting down the days until summer, camping in El Refugio's backyard

In celebration of how far we have come, Emanuel teaches us to keep the faith...he leads us to the Virgin Mary each day on our daily walks.

Emanuel's version of El Camino de Santiago

Emanuel the Saint of Sentencia

Hail Mary full of grace please grant us Sentencia

Emanuel teaching us that the seeds of faith are always within us

 Love,
Leah, Jeff and Emanuel