Josiah Matthew Morrow

Dear Little Man

My Dear Little Man, My Bubba, My Sugar Bear, Sweet Muffin Butter Cup, Little Booger,
Stinker Bear, Bubster, Bubbers, Shooey Looey, and Little Bear,
Tomorrow you become MINE.  And Daddy's.  Tomorrow you become a Morrow.
I have dreamed of this day for approximately 19 years, but who's counting?  You are the product of answered prayers.  You are my miracle baby.

"I want a black baby, I think they are the cutest babies in the whole wide world!"  "Well Mary, you're marrying a white boy, I don't know if you'd noticed that yet, BUT you can't have a black baby!"
I was 17 years old, and engaged to your daddy, the day I uttered this to my momma.  Little did we know, that you CAN marry a white boy and have the cutest baby in the whole wide world!  (Your sisters are the prettiest girls in all the world too!)

I want you to know, the night before you become "ours" - that we didn't get "stuck" with a black baby.  I PRAYED for a black baby, specifically!  There will probably be mean kids in your life who will tell you we got stuck with you, but it isn't true, you were PRAYED FOR.  And I don't want you to fall for the line that some people say that they don't see color, just a sweet face, because I DO see your color.  And it is breathtaking.  Your skin is a wonderful chocolate color that is the perfect blend of the prettiest browns in all the world!

You are perfect, my sweet love.  I will never tire of telling you that.  Late at night, when your tummy is hurting and only momma holding you close helps, you are perfect.  You have the sweetest little personality mixed with wonder, spunk, joy, stinker-ness & ridiculously amazing giggles.  You are perfect.  When you bonk your sisters upside the head. Or pull their hair. Or scratch their legs because they won't give you what you want. You are perfect.

You were brought into a fallen world, into a messy world, into sin, strongholds and struggles. But YOU.ARE.PERFECT.  I am claiming this because Christ makes us perfect in His sight.  He adopts us.  He makes us His very own.  He teaches us how a REAL daddy gives up His life, and loves sacrificially, selflessly, ALWAYS, for those He loves.  He gave you an earthly daddy, who loves you very much, and is such a humble, gracious picture of our heavenly Daddy. He brought you into our lives through adoption and we are praying for Him to make you perfect in His sight.  We know He answers prayers and how we thank Him for YOU.

I can't wait for tomorrow.  I can't wait to share your name with cyber world.  I can't wait to share your picture, my perfect little man.  You will no longer be an orphan, but a Morrow!

Love,
Your momma

In you the orphan finds mercy.

Hosea 14:3

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

James 1:27

Father to the fatherless, defender of widows — this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families.

Psalms 68:5-6

And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.

Matthew 18:5

I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!

Matthew 25:40

Quick this & that...

• Our court hearing did NOT happen this past Monday.
• Yes, we grieved, but we're ok now!  :)
• Our new court hearing is set for July 16th.
• Yes, we are super psyched about this!  :)
• And last but not least... our little M.J. is coming for a 2 night, 3 day visit to our house for Respite Care while his Foster Family takes time to focus on their precious family!
• We're ECSTATIC!!!
• Please help us pray that the adjustment time is simply a few hours instead of the entire time he's with us.  

We received a very AWESOME gift on our door step today and Matt put it together this evening:  

• We'll share a picture of the finished product with 2 boys enjoying it, soon!

Thanks for keeping up with our little journey!  Love you guys more than you know!

Little BIG Update

So VERY behind on updating you guys.  Sorry!
For those following along,  here's the latest:

• Got word from our Adoption Worker the day after the tornado that were approved to adopt Bubba!  So we shed happy tears in the midst of having no electricity or internet!
• I called the Attorney & told her we were approved.
• She called the Adoption Worker & set a tentative Court Date.
• The Adoption Worker came out last week to go over the Disclosure with us.
• The Attorney emailed us some paper work to fill out today
• We meet with the Attorney THIS Friday
• Tentative Court Hearing is set for the 17th to finalize our Adoption!
• OMGosh, is this really happening???

Bubbling over with immense thankfulness & joy over here in Morrowville!  :)

Update | Court

Bubba had Court last week.
It was interesting, as usual.
Family Court pretty much sucks...
Our family received happy news tho - we found out the adoption will be finalized
sometime between June & August.
No, it wasn't this past December, or January as originally told to us, but that's ok.
We trust in a Higher Power.  He decides what date needs to be our Adoption Date!

:)

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40: 31)

M.J. goes bye bye

Our sweet foster baby, M.J. went bye bye yesterday.

There are no words to share how difficult this has been for my family.
The excitement of having him the first time, the sadness of having him moved to another home.
Then his glorious return.
And then us realizing we weren't able to keep him long term due to reasons I can't speak of publicly.
He is precious.  He is beautiful.  He is worthy of love & hugs & kisses!  He deserves to have family time every evening.  To have free style dance sessions.  And to crawl around the house with sisters chasing him close behind! To have a daddy who teaches him about Jesus. And a momma who tells him how especially wonderful he is!

It hurts to know that we just cannot physically provide everything that sweet boy needs.

So we pray.
And we trust.
The Father who breathed life into his glorious little lungs is the same Father yesterday, today, & tomorrow.  His will for M.J's life will be accomplished whether I'm able to smother him with hugs & kisses, or whether it's another Foster momma.

If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Proverbs 3:24

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