For just one secondGive me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
lyrics by Brandon Heath
I have been blinded with the busyness of life and almost missed seeing the blessings of God all around me. "I was blind but now I see" and want to share with you all that God has been doing in our lives.
First of all, Joseph has been sleeping through the night! I can tell he feels more secure and so much more peaceful. He has even been holding and kissing his little bear that we gave him when we first got him. In China, I tried to give it to him and he would have nothing to do with it. Now, he sleeps with him, takes him to breakfast and plays with him. Yesterday, he even put his little bear beside him on his picnic table while he was playing with his Doodle Board. I ran and got my camera and had to take a picture of it before I just cried.
First of all, Joseph has been sleeping through the night! I can tell he feels more secure and so much more peaceful. He has even been holding and kissing his little bear that we gave him when we first got him. In China, I tried to give it to him and he would have nothing to do with it. Now, he sleeps with him, takes him to breakfast and plays with him. Yesterday, he even put his little bear beside him on his picnic table while he was playing with his Doodle Board. I ran and got my camera and had to take a picture of it before I just cried.
He is also wanting to do whatever his sisters can do. When the girls say their memory verse for school, I always yell in excitement and say "Great Job"! Well, Joseph wants to say his memory verse, too, in his own little way. It is hysterical watching him go on and on. When he is done, he will yell in excitement like I do. I crack up every single time.
We also went to Florida with our friends, the Beatys, and we had a wonderful time. At home, Joseph loves playing in the sand box and taking a bath so the sandy beach and the endless ocean were like a dream come true to him. If we would have let him stay all night in the sand, I know he would have....all 27.5 lbs of him!!!!!
Last night, while we were saying our prayers at bedtime, Joseph started praying.....in his own way. I wanted to cry again because even though we didn't understand what he was saying, I knew God did. I would give anything to know but if I had to guess it would be "Thank you God for my Daddy, for my Mommy, for my sisters and my little bear." :)
Last night, while we were saying our prayers at bedtime, Joseph started praying.....in his own way. I wanted to cry again because even though we didn't understand what he was saying, I knew God did. I would give anything to know but if I had to guess it would be "Thank you God for my Daddy, for my Mommy, for my sisters and my little bear." :)
