Gotcha Day Anniversary!

We celebrated S' Gotcha Day Anniversary on April 4! We had all of our family over (who live locally) and ate spaghetti (no, not Russian food, but one food S will normally eat a little) and strawberry cake! I got out pictures that we had from our trips and the electronic scrapbooks I've put together for him so far. We also watched his Gotcha Day video, which our family enjoyed as they had never seen it. We had a fun time celebrating! It is so hard to believe that we've only had him for one year, as it seems like so much longer, while at the same time, I remember so many details of our Russia trips, that it also seems like yesterday! :) We are so blessed to have this little boy as our son!

One year ago...

Gotcha Day 1 Year Anniversary

I wrote him a book, something I've been meaning to do forever, using one of the electronic scrapbook formats. My goal is for us to read this to him everyday if possible so that he understands his story. It is very basic, but I felt this was appropriate since he is so little right now. I'll post the link to it for a couple of days, if you are interested in seeing it: LINK REMOVED (please email me if you are interested in seeing the book.)

As I've reflected on Gotcha Day, God has reminded me of a verse that I often prayed while on our 2 trips. "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you, He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged." (Deuteronomy 31:8) There were so many times during the wait and during our trips that we were so overwhelmed, but God knew exactly what was happening and reminded us of this promise. All of the uncertainty and craziness was definitely worth it!