The difference a year makes

Last year on this day...

we were celebrating the fact that Ato T's adoption finalized in Ethiopia.
we were the parents of 3 children, but had not yet met one of them.
we were making plans to go to Ethiopia and pick up our son.
we were nervous about the transition of adding another child with so many disabilities.
we were anxious to meet our son.
we were preparing the girls for their new brother.
we were nervous about what Ato T's surgeries would be like, and if they would help.

Today we are ...

celebrating New Year's Eve as a family!
celebrating all the milestones Ato T has made since coming home to us!
continuing to pray for Ato T's birth mother, who sacrificed so much for her son.
a family that is complete (at least until God decides he wants to change that).
thankful for the blessings God has brought into our lives through these 3 precious children.
praying for friends and family.

I can't wait to learn what God has in store for us this next year! Happy New Year to you all!