Zuri and Zeke…
Well the kids have hit it off you could say. Last night, Zuri woke up when Leia came in the room to go to bed and barely cracked open her eyes and said: “baby-zeke?” Tonight we had him dancing along with Zuri and he began to walk around for his longest walk yet.
Chachi-Zeke is a solemn little one, which is quite different from Zuri and we are very tempted to compare. However, each child is unique. As I was staring at him last night while giving him a bath, I was reminded that he is much like Mac when he was that age. Quiet, contemplative, and taking it all in. This seems to be what Zeke is doing too. With each passing day our hearts are being knit together as only God can do – this is the miracle of adoption. By the time August comes, we will "feel" like we are leaving our own child in Uganda if we are not able to bring him home. If you ever wonder if you could love an adopted child like your own biological child – you can.
We want to say thank you to the Greer’s for blessing us with their home to allow these two children to bond as future brother and sister-what a gift this is to be right next door. Also, Bob and Carolyn Jacobsen drove to Entebbe to meet us at the airport and stayed with us for the first couple of days and hand delivered us a phone. They were a great encouragement to us in getting us up to speed with communication and settled in Uganda. Claudia has raised Zeke and continues to raise him and 112 others in her home-small exaggeration. Mark and Amy Gwartney have been an amazing support system taking us to Jinja and making sure we are settled in. We are blessed to be surrounded by such great people.
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Wow. Just wow. So excited for your time in UG. So excited for you to ALL get home!
ReplyDeleteWhat I love most about this is the life you all are living as a family. You all seem to be living life to the fullest. There's this story I read years ago about kids jumping ship. It compares families to ships and tells how kids jump ship to go to another one because they appear to be having more fun. I don't see any of your kids jumping off the USS Renslow. They may not be able to express it right now but I'm sure both Zuri and Zeke feel immediately how blessed they are to have boarded. They also don't know that all families aren't like yours. I wish all of you the best and may you sail smoothly into the life God has destined for you.
ReplyDeleteZeke is such a little cherub! I appreciate the comparison to Mac. If Zeke grows up to have Mac's heart, he will be a man of God indeed. We missed all of you this morning; there were 8 people at church. :-)
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine how excited Auntie Claudia was to see little Zuri. She must have flipped. Enjoy your adventures!
ReplyDeleteDornycya, I too have read that article and it changed the way I thought about our family! I feel very blessed to be able to share this as a family. I know it is a gift that is not taken for granted. My heart is full :)
ReplyDeleteAngie, Zeke is a little cherub! I like that better than the nickname we have been using (little Budda :) I think I will change it .
Yes, Claudia did eat Zuri up and Zuri is doing the same thing, continually wanting to know what Claudia is doing at all times :)
Jena, We definitely wish you were here with us!!
Thanks for your comments!! Gayla
Beautiful! What a blessing that Zuri was able to go back and WHAT a cutie Zeke is! Miss you guys but know you are doing good things over there. Hugs!!!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting! Thank you for sharing your time and your beautiful babes. We are praying for your time to be fruitful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy to read and see how God is pouring out His love.
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