in light of how i've been feeling lately, i thought it would be a good time to finally make our "journey to elsa" video...a little moment of our time while waiting for her...and then after, when she's home.
it did my heart good to remember the pictures and moments of when we were so excited for her to come home.
enjoy.
{and remember to turn my music off...scroll all the way down to the bottom of the blog and hit pause}
{music by sarah groves and hillsong united}
BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeletethis is such a beautiful video Emily. You guys are always in my prayers!
ReplyDeleteI love the video! I can really see your heart and passion for her, and it's beautiful. I appreciate your honesty about your struggles and will be praying for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteamazing video. praying that your love grows leaps and bounds!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this. asher and i watched it together and he wanted me to say the video was a good, good one. beautifully done, emily.
ReplyDeleteThis is GORGEOUS!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing vid!
ReplyDeletesimply amazing. amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a sweet video! I cried through the whole thing! I work in adoption and foster care, and it's been a rough couple of week, so this video was definitely the pick-me-up I've been needing. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletegreat video! great songs! She's definitely wear she belongs. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful journey!
ReplyDeletegreat video. love the picture of all the kids on their bellies! so cute.
ReplyDeleteBrought tears to my eyes. There is such a light in Elsa's eyes now. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteamazing story! sobbed through the whole thing. the Lord will be faithful to complete what he has started in your family!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! LOved it!
ReplyDeleteI love it!!!! We just posted our video yesterday! :) Must be the week for videos... ;)
ReplyDeleteIf you want to watch ours you can find it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgM3ScbeJ9M
Beautiful video of a beautiful family.
ReplyDeleteAnd you can see it in her eyes- she knows that she is loved.
Thank you for sharing this journey with us. It is fun to see how you are using your creativity to help you through this process. Your video is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAwesome video, what a magical, sweet little lady! Your family is amazing, Elsa looks SO happy! Very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThis video made me cry, watching you see her at the airport was amazing! Just like watching someone give birth and hold their child for the first time. You will be fine, she is a lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteThe airport scene brought me to tears! BEAUTIFUL
ReplyDeleteThere is such blessing in obedience!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
I absolutely love this. Thank you SO much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJust watched this with my 2 littles!! Oh my, crying Big tears now!! So BEAUTIFUL!!
ReplyDeleteI think we all needed that! What a beautiful thing you did for sweet Elsa, and your family too.
ReplyDeleteThat was incredibly touching and I feel blessed. Thanks so much for sharing.
oh boy, you sure know how to make me teary-eyed. beautiful photos!
ReplyDeletePerfect video. So happy for your family.
ReplyDeletethis brought me to tears.
ReplyDeletei am only 16 years old
but it is my dream to have 5 kids,
at least one of which is adopted.
thank you for sharing your journey (:
obviously I cried the whole way through that. what a beautiful family you hav.
ReplyDeletelove this, em. and love you. God is moving in so many hearts because you are courageous enough to share your incredible journey! {do you feel it?} i do.
ReplyDeleteThat is just so absolutely beautiful. She looks like such a sweet little girl and seems to fit right in as a part of your family!
ReplyDeleteoh, emily, i love this! it made me tear up... and i'm not even pregnant (which, let's be honest, is the only time i'm ever emotional). praying that your love continues to grow.
ReplyDeleteEmily!
ReplyDeleteI loved this so much! it made me teary-eyed....Elsa is such a gift, I see so much in her, I know she will grow up to do great things for God! She is a beautiful part of your family! and also, one big thought while I was watching this is , "wow, your oldest son (is it caedmon?) sure seems to be loving and protective of Elsa, happy to see that! the kids seem so connected with her and it made me so happy!!!
xoxo love to YOU and Elsa
tara
Such a beautiful video of your daughter, Elsa, and your family. You can see that her heart is full of joy and love for her family. Your family would not be complete without her. She will always be grateful to you for what you have done for her. So amazing the journey that God takes us on in life.
ReplyDeletelove that "girl that is brown" as Gentry would say!
ReplyDeleteshe is a gorgeous girl...many blessings to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteok that is just too precious .. I have to share! I hope its ok to post on my blog can't wait to see you again miss ya!!
ReplyDeleteI really loved watching this video. Your family has surely blessed Elsa. She has surely blessed your family. Keep spreading joy!
ReplyDeletethis moved me to tears. Absolutely beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThis absolutely made me cry! I'm so glad I found your blog - your journey to Elsa has been so inspiring and beautiful to watch!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Totally had me in tears...especially when you first saw her in the airport :)
ReplyDeleteHooray! How fun. Thanks for sharing, you did a great job with it!
ReplyDeleteHi!
ReplyDeleteI have a question? I was wondering how your biological kiddos are handling the process of adopting elsa? any difficulties? any excitements?
oooh emily. so sweet. our family has adopted 4 (from china) and mike and i want to adopt soooooon!!! (as possible)
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful, Emily. What a beautiful tribute to your family & Elsa's arrival.
ReplyDeleteHoly cow, that was so awesome to watch. Tears and a full heart, thank you. I read your last post and after seeing this awesome collection of pictures and videos together, I see that you are so in love with her, though you may not know it yet. Thank you for sharing, it's just beautiful, and so is your family.
ReplyDelete{tears} You have the most incredible family!!! Absolutely beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteyou made me cry with this video... God Bless you and your family.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful!! Your blog is inspiring!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful! Made me cry! You are so brave sharing your journey to loving Elsa. So remarkable.
ReplyDeletein my prayers! your family is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful video! I know from your blog that you have been struggling lately, but these photos are such an inspiring illustration of what you have achieved through your adoption. It's clear that you have given Elsa a loving, happy home that she can grow in and be safe in. You have so much to be proud of, and I have every faith that you will come through this rough patch as well. You and your family never fail to inspire me. You are so blessed, and it's wonderful that you pass that along.
ReplyDeletethanks for the video and the tears that came with it. adoption is such a beautiful thing.
ReplyDeleteOMG Just BEAUTIFUL....I cried from the moment this video started until the very end, Happy tears of course!
ReplyDeleteSuch a loving family for Elsa to come into, and yes at times it must be very tough. BUT I am sure that the happiness in this family outweighs the sad times. And as your family continues to grow that love will grow as well.
Luv Shaz from Sunny Qld Australia
what a beautiful video of a beautiful family!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful video Emily. I'm sure it does all our hearts good to meander over all our positive memories with/about our little ones. (Especially when they're teenagers -- sometimes we, uh, I, need reminding then too.) V beautiful!!
ReplyDeletelove it, I make a video each year for our son's bday... and I know how much time and love goes into it. She is going to treasure this video...
ReplyDeletethis made me tear up! your family did a wonderful thing <3
ReplyDeletebeautiful! thanks so much for sharing. what a joyful family.
ReplyDeleteI so love this! that airport video part makes me cry - happy tears, of course! I love your blog and following your story - keep it up! God bless
ReplyDeleteWow! She has grown and changed so much! What a precious journey! She is a perfect fit for your family!
ReplyDeleteFinally sat down to watch this and I'm left with buckets of happy tears on my face! Love this so!
ReplyDeleteEmily, you and your family are nothing short of amazing. My husband grew up with 2 biological siblings and 2 younger adopted siblings from India. Recently while celebrating my in-laws turning 60, we all shared notes of appreciation about them. My husband's note thanked his parents for blessing their family with his adopted siblings because it opened up a whole new world for he and his biological siblings. Not only were they given the opportunity to love their younger brother and sister, but they were taught a greater appreciation about the rest of the world. You give Elsa an amazing family to be a part of, but you have also provided your other children with a world that they may have never known otherwise. I really admire you!
ReplyDeletesobbing. this story has left me unapologetically sobbing through the whole video. Beautiful, the whole thing.
ReplyDeletewhat a glorious video! thank you SO much for creating and posting it. I really believe God will use things like this to stir in more people's hearts to one day adopt.
ReplyDeleteI re-posted the youtube version on one of my blogs - morricebump.blogspot.com just so you know. I hope that's alright.
Thanks again! Love your blog :)
I really loved your video!! thank you for sharing! so great! made me cry :) (happy excited tears)
ReplyDeleteYour story is Incredible! Thank you for sharing it and opening your heart to love one more sweet child. Be well,
ReplyDeleteGretchen
this is really beautiful, and moving. Your story is amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI just finally watched this... lovely. Tears.
ReplyDelete-the other C.A.'s momma