We are in awe!

Words can't describe the amazing experience we had in meeting our daughter for the first time today. We were both rather nervous, wondering how it would go, not knowing quite what to expect. But, as we drove up on the grounds, suddenly Jay shouted out, "There she is!" I turned and looked over my shoulder and sure enough, there she was jumping up and down in joy to see her Dad and Mom. She immediately came over and gave me a big hug and then over to Jay's side to do the same. She was not shy nor scared at all. They said she's been so excited that the night before she didn't want to eat dinner. This morning she (and her mama) were so excited that we both woke up around 5 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep. When we saw her she was wearing the necklace that we sent her for her birthday back in June, which says, "Expect a miracle!" We certainly feel like we have a miracle child. She is way beyond what we ever could have dreamed of having in a daughter. She is loving, kind, affectionate, caring and thoughtful. There will certainly be challenges as her English and our Thai is extremely limited, but she seems so eager to try. We're getting better at attempting to babble in Thai, as well. She had been saying for some time that she really wanted to attend a festival in Udon Thani with her mom and dad. Thanks to God, for reopening the airports and making a miracle take place we were able to be there with her to help her dream come true. Everywhere we went she liked holding our hands and looking out for us. She has the most innocent, tender heart. I'm sure that God has been preparing her for knowing Him and His great love. Can't wait to introduce her to Jesus! We'll meet with a missionary family on Saturday who have adopted their daughter from the same orphanage. They'll help us with things like checking her head for lice and going shopping for things that she needs. We're so thankful for their help. They'll also bring her books in Thai that are bible story books. Tomorrow we will go to the orphanage to sign some paperwork. We'll get to visit Penny's school and perhaps take her out to an Orchid Farm. Tomorrow will be the first night that she'll stay overnight with us at the hotel. She seems so very excited and we couldn't be more thrilled. The Lord has definitely blessed us with a gem!