Celebrating Christmas with Babies Home!

There were many, many times today when I thought of my precious Hannah. I'm guessing that she's not even born yet but still I miss her. Oh how I miss her! How I long to see her smile, look into her beautiful eyes and more than anything to hold her in my arms and tell her that Mommy loves her!

Today I was reminded by this beautiful photo montage created by Connie, that many friends who were in my shoes last year are celebrating with their precious daughter's this year. My dear friend Julie arrived home today with sweet Tess! What a beautiful Christmas gift to Julie!

I'm praying for a Christmas miracle and that referrals speed up in 2007. If that happens there is a possibility that I will at least have a picture of Hannah next Christmas but it really will take a miracle. So happy that our God is a God of miracles and if it's His Will then I will have Hannah's picture by Christmas of next year! If not, I'll be much closer than I currently am and that's ok too.

Please enjoy this beautiful montage of answered prayers! The music is by the Christian group Third Day and the words are written below.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
By Thrid Day
There's a little girl trembling on a cold December morn
Crying for momma's arms
At an orphanage just outside a little China town
There the forgotten are

But half a world away I hang the stockings by the fire
And dream about the day when I can finally call you mine

It's Christmas time again but you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you a Merry Christmas

As I hang the tinsel on the tree and watch the twinkling lights
I'm warmed by the fire's glow
Outside the children tumble in a wonderland of white,
Make angels in the snow

But half a world away you try your best to fight the tears
And hope that heaven's angels come to carry you here
It's Christmas time again but you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone

And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you a Merry Christmas

Christmas is a time to celebrate the holy childand
we celebrate his perfect gift of love
He came to earth to give his lifeand prepare a place for us
so we could have a home with him above

It's Christmas time again and now you're home
Your family is here so you will never be alone
So tonight before you go to sleep,
I'll hold you in my arms
And I'll tell you from my heart, and I'll tell you from my heart
I wish you Merry Christmas.