There's So Much To Be Thankful For

Update: There really is so much to be thankful for... We received an email today with an update on Lucey. I could envision her as I read all about her. This is what the email said:

Her nick names are Xiao Yue and Yue Yue. She is 25 pounds and 33 inches tall. Lucey has 16 teeth and still takes a bottle with formula. She is fed mainly noodles, rice and buns....she should fit in nicely with the Tucker boys. Her schedule:
6:30a.m.-breakfast, 11:30a.m. - lunch, 5:30 p.m. - dinner.
She loves toys that make noise. She is afraid of plush toys like stuffed animals. Yikes...what will she think of Max? They say she is "cute" yet can be stubborn. She cries when she doesn't get her way. She does not talk much. She does say, Mama, Sister and Aunt. I would have to assume she has a foster sister. She won't be using the word sister around here. ;-) "She walks steadily and step by step slowly." It warmed our heart to get this email and to know how she is doing. As Andrew would say, "I miss her."

The last we heard, (and we are grateful to know this information) our file is in the Inter-Country placement department. They also said they were preparing the acceptance letter soon. That means we will be getting the travel approval shortly after that.

At this point...I think it's reasonable to assume that travel will happen in February. To think at one time we thought we would be traveling in the fall. We really cling to the promise that God's timing is best.

We wish you a Merry Christmas!
Love,
The Tucker Troops



As I was sitting near the Christmas Tree with Christian this morning, I was touched by a song we were listening to by Josh Groban. Josh Groban's voice is beautiful and the words caught my attention. I looked the lyrics up on line and was deeply moved. I feel so incredibly blessed this Christmas but also have a heavy heart as well. We wait for our daughter, Lucey, and that seems to be going slow. The news and the economic state of our country is gloomy. We have friends over seas serving in harms way. There are some personal matters that have my heart heavy. I had a wonderful prayer time this morning and this song capped off for me why I do give thanks. I give thanks for my sweet, precious men....All four of them! I am thankful for my family outside our walls. There is so much to be thankful for. I'm especially thankful for Jesus....who came as a baby for all of us......


Perhaps you will be touched by this song as well.....

Some days we forget

To look around us

Some days we can't see

The joy that surrounds us

So caught up inside ourselves

We take when we should give.

So for tonight we pray for

What we know can be.

And on this day we hope for

What we still can't see.

It's up to us to be the change

And even though we all can still do more

There's so much to be thankful for.

Look beyond ourselves

There's so much sorrow

It's way too late to say

I'll cry tomorrow

Each of us must find our truth

It's so long overdue

So for tonight we pray for

What we know can be

And every day we hope for

What we still can't see

It's up to us to be the change

And even though we all can still do more

There's so much to be thankful for.

Even with our differences

There is a place we're all connected

Each of us can find each other's light

So for tonight we pray for

What we know can be

And on this day we hope for

What we still can't see

It's up to us to be the change

And even though this world needs so much more

There's so much to be thankful for.