We're deeply saddened that Noella won't be joining our family. We received the news this week that took us (and our agency) completely by surprise. But we know that Noella is okay and that's the most important thing to us.
We were really looking forward to bringing this little girl home and starting life as a family of 4. Maleeya was excited to have a "sista" and she even knew "Welwa" was 3 (most of the time anyway). :) When asked where Noella was, Maleeya would excitedly say "kitchen!" and go grab Noella's picture off the refrigerator. She would also pray for her most nights before bed. For just 2, she got it! (She even cried a little bit when we told her Noella wouldn't be coming home.)
We know God has a plan for our family. We know that He is still in control. This sudden change of plans didn't catch Him by surprise. I'm thankful for that. I'm glad that despite all of this, we have a solid rock in the Lord. This little girl will forever be in our hearts and a part of our family. We loved her deeply and will continue to do so! We will continue to pray for her and her birth family.
There's a few songs that have come to mean a lot to me in the last few days. One of them is JJ Heller's Who You Are, particularly this part of the song -
"Sometimes life doesn't make any sense
Full of war and pain...
I don't know what You're doing
But I know who You are
You have a father's heart
And a love that's wild
And you know what it's like to lose
Yeah you know what it's like
What it's like to lose a child"
Another is the song by Philips, Craig & Dean that I posted yesterday.
Yes, our world is shaken and our hearts are breaking, but we choose to believe. Our God is still good. Even when things don't make sense.
We will adopt again. We will continue to seek the Lord for guidance and follow where He leads. No matter what.
Please continue to pray for our family. Thank you all so much!
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We are praying for you! And, yes, our hearts are broken too. She is in our hearts and was to be our 4th sweet grandchild. But, God knows best and I have prayed the whole time that whatever is best for Noella is what will happen. Still I don't understand because I really thought that we were going to get to hug her and love her. Thank you Hannah & Adam for opening up our eyes to a great big world full of hurting children waiting to have a forever family!
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