so far.

bauer's just prayed this as we sat down for breakfast::

"dear god. thank you for home. thank you for home. thank you for food. 

thank you for home. thank you for daddy, momma. 

thank you for owen and thank you for nya. 

AMEN!"

a year ago, my sweet boy didn't have a family.

 he didn't know the love of a brother and sister
or of a mother and father.

 two years ago, my boy didn't have a home. 

he didn't know where his food was coming from. 

he knows now. 

he knows that he will get food. 

he knows he has a home. 

and he knows he has a family. 

he is still learning to love and learning to accept love
but he has come so far. 

his attitude is slowly changing. 

and slowly, he is learning what it looks like to part of a family. 

and what it means to have the love of a mother and father. 

my sweet boy may not know his colors 

and he may think every single animal is a monkey, doggie or zebra ... 

but.... .. he knows he has a family.

when he thanks god for these things, it melts my heart. 

in some ways, it seems to mean more coming from him because

 he truly knows what it is like to be without a home, food and family

when he prays a prayer like that, it makes my heart so happy. my boy doesn't have to go without anymore. he doesn't have to worry about where he is getting food or if he is getting food. 

and most of all, my heart is happy
because he will know the love of a family.
forever and ever.