Category: Thankful Thursday

I am so thankful and grateful to God that He gave us Nadia and that we have not faced any major issues with her since coming home. Nadia is a joy and a delight and she is right on target on all her developmental areas. She is petite and always will be, but she is strong and healthy. We are so blessed that God found us worthy to be her parents and to be her family.

I am also thankful for my KIDS HOPE USA volunteers who had to find out today that their mentor children had not returned to the school. My little one has not returned and I have not been able to get a hold of his mom and so I have no idea where they are. My volunteers are tough and they love God and know that He let them be a part of those kids’ lives for a reason, even if they didn’t get to say goodbye. I am grateful that they are going to stay in the program and volunteer to help another child.

Click the photo above to view all the photos of the day. Below is a photo of us waiting to go into the courtroom.

Nadia was re-adopted in the state of Texas on the 1 year anniversary of her becoming a US Citizen when we arrived in America last year. She can now get a Texas Birth Certificate which is important to all Texans! We decided to make a day of it and celebrate Nadia day! The day started with a drive over to Dallas for the hearing. We waited our turn with the other families and were called in for the quick ceremony. We dressed her in a denim skirt and her new boots in honor of the swearing in.

Once called in for our turn we were brought before the judge and our lawyer Jonathan encouraged Kim to come close with us so that she could get some photos. She cracked us up by moving all the way up next to the judge’s bench so she could get a view of us from the front. We were sworn in and then Jonathan asked me all the questions. Over and over the answer was “Yes” and near the end Nadia yelled out “YES!” We all died laughing. Jonathan said, “Whoa, she hasn’t been sworn in yet, do we need to do that?” It was so funny!

Once it was over the judge gave Nadia a bear and posed for a photo with us.

We all went for breakfast at IHOP and then headed home for Nadia to have a nap. That night Grammie, Roger, Paula, Joy and Janis joined us for a party. Nadia ran around being her usual self and having a good time with the kids. I know that she is going to miss them so much when they go home this weekend. Here are a few photos from the evening.