A picture for their brother

We made a picture collage poster for T- after we pass court, we'll be able to hang it on the wall next to his bed. We put pics on there of our family- in many different places and poses, a picture of our house and the boys playing in the backyard. We hope that it helps him as he waits for us. The boys thought this picture was a very important one to take. We've heard how much he loves playing soccer and playing with various other balls, so the boys wanted to take a picture of themselves with our collection of balls so he could get excited about being with us here:). Yes- we have a lot of balls- but we have a lot of boys who are ball-obsessed!:)
So we leave in 11 days and get to meet T in 13 days!!!!! In some ways it still feels like it's forever away, but I know I have lots of things to do before we go! I'm so thankful for my AMAZING friends who are all chipping in for various days to watch the 3 boys who are staying home this time. Abuzaid asked the other day, "Momma, when we adopt another boy, can I go on that trip?":) (and NO- we have not talked about adopting another boy!:)) It just seems natural to them that we'd just keep on going!
Anyway- that's the update for now. I'll update with specific prayer requests as we get closer. One request I have right now is for T and his friend L- their BFF Zebdi is getting to COME HOME next week!!!!!!!! We are so excited for him and his family (and thrilled that they'll just be a couple of hours away from us!)!!! But he will leave before we get there- we've just been praying for his heart to be ok with this parting- these boys have been together almost 2 years- they've seen lots of kids come and go, but they've always been there with each other. We know they'll see each other again, but we don't know if they understand that. We're pretty sure T understands he has a family coming soon for him too, but we've been praying that he really, really does 'get' that this next week. And we'll be praying for Zebdi and his family- it's about time!!!!!!!:) Thanks!