it's true.

we have a court date. 

WE HAVE A COURT DATE!!!!!!! 

december 14th is our day. 

we cannot wait. seriously, so excited!!!

we had been waiting 6 months almost to the day. 

we filed {unofficially} on june 2 and on december 1, 

we were granted a court date with the appellate court. ah. so good. 

there are so many things running through my mind but the one thing that i can't shake is thankfulness. 

we are oh so thankful for so many things...

 ...the obvious...

our court date, our sweet children {ugandan and american alike}, time together, safe place to stay, food to eat {not just food to fill our tummies but choices..many, many choices--more on that later!},
the constant provision by so many loved ones AND complete strangers
{thank you for believing...love and community is an amazing thing!}...

...and the not-so-obvious....

spending the last 9 months in africa have been such a blessing!!! hard yes but SUCH a blessing. 

learning the culture of this country that will forever be part of our family has been an absolute treasure.

 that alone has made this journey worth it. the things we will get to share with our littles about their first country is such a gift. one that we would have never planned but we ARE so thankful for. 

the inconveniences of not living in the US. 

sometimes a blessing and sometimes the opposite;) 

we live a very simply life here and i have a feeling whenever we do make it back home, 

we will be changing many things about the way we live and interact. 

it has been refreshing to take a step back and realize what truly is important. 

where we find our value and what we want our kids to grow up thinking and believing. 

the last 9 months have changed us and we are so thankful for the work that God has done in our hearts. we pray that as we look to the future, we would be content with where we are right now. we pray that in the coming days, the things that we say and do would bring more glory to God than ever before. 

even if things don't go the way we planned. 

we will choose to praise Him. 

for today, we are thankful and will continue to be, all the while, praying for our christmas miracle. 

HE is able!!!