Reflecting

So there's snow on the ground, with more to come. No school, no where else to go. But the pantry is newly stocked, and Bob is home and preparing to get a fire started. It feels like the perfect day to snuggle with my guys and remember where we were four years ago.

Yesterday marks the anniversary of our first official visitation with Owen, but I think this day in 2007 was the first time I actually exhaled. And while I will readily admit that I doubted and struggled and questioned, when I held Owen in those early days it became very clear that God's plan was perfect all along.

January 26, 2007 - Kokshetau, Kazakhstan


January 26, 2011 - Westminster, Maryland


(I showed Owen the Kaz picture and asked him to make the same face - I think the result is pretty darn cute!)