His Family Forever!

The appeal period is officially over! Yesterday was day 15 and now the judge's ruling, made back on May 17th, is set in stone. Nicholas is legally a part of our family, a U.S. citizen, a baby brother, a son, nephew, cousin, and grandson.

We were asked if we would chose a birth date for him since the date was unknown, and had been determined thru a best guesstimate. Justin turned to God's Word for guidance on this one. In a letter to the folks in Rome where he's imprisoned, Paul explains that Jesus has granted us the chance to be in a child-parent relationship with God once again, restoring a loving relationship. You may know, Abba is Hebrew for "Daddy." It just fit perfectly:

"You haven't received the spirit of slaves that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the spirit of God's adopted children by which we call out, 'Abba! Father!'
–Romans 8:15

So August 15, it is. For now though we're focusing on the last week of school, going to the pool, a Kite Festival and soccer try-outs, summer reading, getting ready for sleep away camp, and just all the fun that comes with summer. I can't wait to have Nicholas begin to discover it all too! I'll be in Kaz from June 13 - 26, and then life together truly begins!