Mother's Day 2007

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers reading this and especially our mothers, Mary Lynn and Marlene.

God truly blessed Tammy and I with two amazing and Godly women as our mothers. We were both brought up in Christian homes and were taught to love our Lord with all our hearts. Our adoption truly began when God spoke through Tammy's mom. One day she reminded us that we had considered international adoption early in our marriage. From that point on, our hearts were in China.

Today we had the opportunity to spend time with both of our moms. We began the day worshiping God with Tammy's mom at her sister Jennifer's church. Jennifer and her husband Ralph dedicated their daughter Emerie to the Lord today. During the worship time, God spoke to me through a statement made by the worship leader. He said "Are we willing to wait on the Lord for our children?" WOW! We have always prayed with our mouths and most of the time with our hearts that we want God to bring our daughter to us in His time. However, sometimes I (Chris) want God to bring Hope or Mia to us tomorrow. So my prayer today is that I am willing to wait on the Lord for our daughter.

Two other mothers have been on my mind and heart today. I see what an amazing mother Tammy is to Morgan, Jackson, and Hudson. These three boys will one day be three Godly men because of their mother's love. They can see God's love through this woman. An amazing thing about Tammy is that she has enough love for a little girl waiting many miles away. And this love extends to another mother who is making or has made a difficult decision to give up her baby. Through this whole journey, Tammy has always had Hope's or Mia's birth mother on her heart and mind. And I know this will never change.

Please continue to remember us in your prayers as we WAIT on God to bring our daughter home.