Time

Ninety minutes.

That’s a short amount of time to change your life forever.  It’s also how long we got to Skype with Ruth and Emmanuel for the first time. And most definitely, our lives will never be the same. There truly aren't words to describe how we feel... It was perfect. God's plan is perfect. As a friend wrote us, this is the tree of life he is giving all of us--a miracle, a testimony to who he is.



B Sykping with our kids for the first time
Check out his big smile!

They are all smiles and full of love. They asked lots of questions and shared some of their fears too. We laughed, cried, and even prayed together. We met their foster mom and social worker, such special people who truly love them and want the very best for them. The social worker told me later that they have all been praying for us, and they know we've been part of God's plan all along. B got to show them some of the youth from Selma that we work with. (He’s on a trip with them in New York.)  And when he got teary-eyed at one point, it really touched Ruth to see how much we love them. They asked several times how quickly we'd get to see them, and Ruth asked if we could come in the morning. :)

 At the very end B and I had to hang up separately  due to the technology, but I believe Ruth's words--said with a big smile--say it all: Adios, Mama.

 They asked us to call them again in the morning, so we have 11 more minutes until seeing their hopeful, joyful faces once again. Nobody wanted to say goodbye yesterday, and what is so beautiful is that we never will. This is forever. As our kids say, una familia para siempre.  A forever family.