Oh May!
For the last few years May has been a celebration of summer, sunshine and mine and Phillips Anniversary. But this year we celebrated the mark of 15 years hence the exciting photo below...
But this year, as we defied gravity remembering May 15, 1999, we also celebrated the birthday of our sweet Julia whose birthday is just the day after our anniversary. So we had so much to celebrate and jump for joy about. Not to mention that next years anniversary will have 3 of us jumping in the air.
Though our hearts were saddened that we were not able to physically celebrate Julia's birthday with her, we decided we are going to throw her a little party anyway. We took pictures to include in a photo album we would be sending in her birthday box.
So, scroll through the pictures and take a short ride of our mini-bration of Julia turning 4 years old.
By the way, the banner says Happy Birthday in Chinese..or rather Birthday Happy as read in Chinese.
The kitty cat and tennis shoes are items that were included in her Birthday Box. We have tried taking pictures with items we send so she can piece together her gifts are from Mommy and Daddy. :)
Ohhhhh melt my heart!!! What a super dad!!
The following pictures are other pictures that were included with the birthday pics and labeled with labels that say Mother, Father and We love You ZiTao!
We have the limitations of a box a little bigger than a shoe box that we can send. So a lot of rolling and squishing of items into ziplock bags to protect from moisture were squeezed into a box.
And this was sunny May.
We sit today in a coffee shop with a check off list that seems so minimal. Like blow me down, I see a pinpoint of light at the end of this adoption tunnel. Our conversations are continually on life with Julia and we cant help but giggle when we think of her. How gracious is God. As we dream daily of her God reminded my heart that dreams come from him. When we give ourselves the space and freedom to dream our hearts are able to in a tiny unlimited way grasp that God is truly in the business of doing more than we ever ask or can imagine..the impossible!
