Extravagant Goodness

"You crown the year with Your goodness, 

and Your paths drip with abundance." Psalm 65:11

We are experiencing the overwhelming and extravagant goodness of God every single day of our lives! Some days we recognize it more by our earthly standards, such as days when the sun shines brightly or the birds are chirping loud enough to enjoy. There are days when the love and kindness from people who care for us seems over and above what we deserve. But even on the days when the rain is coming and the sky is dark, or the dawn seems so far away, God is still good! He is good, He is good... His mercy and grace are unfailing and His love is wildly extravagant, whether or not we feel it.

But right now, I DO feel it. :)

Over the last weeks we've been given several very sweet and precious gifts for the welcoming of our daughter, not to mention all of the verbal love and support she is already receiving! Today we are celebrating all the Lord has generously poured out to us and we are overwhelmed with His extravagant goodness...

Very soon after we began announcing that we had begun the adoption process, we received the first sacrificial love offering: the first $1000!! We were and still are blown away, humbled and overwhelmed and so grateful for this very first amount given to bring our daughter home! 

A sweet little Dutch children's story book sent to us from Edgar's parents, Henk & Tjitske! We can't wait to read this book to our daughter. :)

Dutch tulip bulbs and a beautiful prophetic poem from Edgar's sister Annelies and her husband. The poem reads, "For us at this moment, she is still invisible. But she is rooted and grounded in His love already. His love is her earth, where she can grow in. And by His grace there will be a flowering day."

 Some precious ladies in my life got together and gave me this gorgeous necklace which they had handmade for me! The front is a cut-out of the shape of Africa with a heart right over Uganda. The back says "Plan A", which is the phrase God gave us for His plans for adoption and our family.