Merry Christmas

Mung Chua Giang Sinh or Merry Christmas Abby. Wherever you are, you are being thought of,loved and prayed for. I thank God for the progress that has been made this past year and I ask that he continue to guide us on this very long rocky journey. Another year will begin soon, I pray that it be a year of hope and promise toward you and that a year from now I might find myself a little closer to the day when we are "Finally Five"

Third Day

Chuck and I had an Amazing time this Friday. We Went to see the Christian band Third day in concert.It has been a long time since I have felt God has sent me,what I call "a sign of hope". These are little unexpected things that happen in a seemingly normal day -that give me hope that he still wants us on the adoption path. Well, At the concert which had already been an amazing experience, the guitarist begins to share the story of how even though they have 3 girls, they felt called to adopt and began the process to adopt a girl from China. They knew it would be at least a year but then they started to experience bumps along the way and that one year became two and longer. He shared how-The love you feel for someone you've never met is amazing, the waiting is so hard, so his wife asked him to try to put the feelings into words. This is the song they sang. it's called "Merry Christmas"

There's a little girl trembling on a December morn
Crying for mama's arms
At an orphanage just outside a little China town
There the forgotten are

But half a world away I hang the stockings by the fire
And dream about the day when I can finally call you mine

It's Christmas time again but you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

As I hang the tinsel on the tree and watch the twinkling lights
I'm warmed by the fire's glow
Outside the children tumble in a wonderland of white,
Make angels in the snow

But half a world away you try your best to fight the tears
And hope that heaven's angels come to carry you here

It's Christmas time again but you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

Christmas is a time to celebrate the holy child
and we celebrate his perfect gift of love
He came to earth to give his life
and prepare a place for us
so we could have a home with him above

It's Christmas time again and now you're home
Your family is here so you will never be alone
So tonight before you go to sleep, I'll hold you in my arms
And I'll tell you from my heart, and I'll tell you from my heart
I wish you Merry Christmas

Needless to say I was a blubbering mess at the end, as pictures of his family and orphanage children were flashed on the screen but you'll notice the last verse, she is home. They finally brought her home four months ago. That would have been enough of a moment for me but it gets better. Chuck got us backstage passes and we met the band. I shared with him our journey- he gave me so much hope. I just feel like it is going to happen. We too will someday bring home our little girl. It was an amazing night and one I won't soon forget. Thanks God, for the moment!