Winter Wonderland!

I am home ...

My mind is processing ...

It is difficult to take a trip to a 3rd world country and come back to"normal" at home ... especially at this time of year as our pastor says we make into USmas instead of CHRISTmas

All the sweet faces at Beacon Houses really have left an impression on my heart, each one of them have their own story, each one of them is DEARLY loved by our Father and was made in His image, each one of them to me represents the 143 million orphans, and some of them are still waiting for their forever family while others beam at any discussion involving their new forever family ...

I am guarding my heart ... I miss our bundle of joy (Ella) terribly ...

I am also trying to not only get myself back to normal, but also our 4 precious jewels at home ... each trip is hard on them!!

I am praising Jesus for the trip and feeling so well taken care of - every detail of the trip He took care of - and also feeling completely overwhelmed and blessed of the gift of the approval! Some of you understand how emotional the paperchase to get our kids home ... it is a huge gift to my heart to be able to come home and not have to "worry" about the approval ... it makes carpe dieming easier ... the approval is so confirming of soooooooooo many things from this past year ...

( a few more pics of the 400+ I took on my trip :) ... there is snow, snow here and more is supposed to be coming