There's a Beautiful Reason!

I knew that there were reasons it was not God's plan for me to go to Ukraine last October.  It was so hard to accept it, but it was blatantly obvious that God was telling me it was not my turn.  Here is where I blogged about it. 

I recently learned the MOST BEAUTIFUL reason of ALL!!  My colleague and friend who took my place that first week in Ukraine, Abby, has started the paperwork to adopt her beautiful daughter, who she will name Eva Claire.  God had begun working in Abby's heart on a previous trip to Ukraine, but apparently this trip, He sealed the deal.  Read her story here.  It's one of the most precious stories I'll ever hear!  And one that makes my heart praise God, from whom ALL blessing flow!

It's kind of a dark picture, but this is sweet Eva Claire when we first met her at the orphanage, April 2010.

Amy and Abby working with Eva Claire, October 2011.

Who can resist this sweet face??

I am SO happy for my sweet, sweet friend and her awesome husband!  And I cannot WAIT to see this little girl here with us in beautiful northwest Arkansas!