Trial date is set... Prayers are needed... Spring is in the air...

It is crazy to think we are nearing the end of February. I feel like the last two months have gone by in the blink of an eye, which for someone who is moving in 4 months can seem a bit scary especially when there is a whole list of things that need to get finalized by then. Last September, when I was in my post baby hormones 'oh my goodness I can't imagine moving/adopting' phase, I had a some deep prayers with the Lord. I told Him point blank I have so much on my plate I can not have the stress about court dates, adoption hearings, moving details in me and I released it to Him because lets be honest He is a lot better at working details than I am. I'm not sure why I doubted He would do it, but I can confidently say I have not worried or stressed about it since that prayer. His peace has surrounded me. 

Many people have asked when our next court date is... well we finally got our trial scheduled for the week of March 14th! I am writing to ask one thing of you that have supported my family so well and that is to pray. Pray over this trial. Pray for their mom. Pray for the lawyers involved. Pray for our twins. Pray for our family. This trial will determine if parental rights are terminated. This process is both joyous and so heartbreaking. Nothing is happy about a family being broken, so we do mourn that brokenness. Thankfully Jesus gave us a beautiful picture of adoption as He adopted us into His family and we pray that in the end we can celebrate these girls as adopted daughters. If the trial goes as social services is intending, which is to terminate parental rights, we then would have to wait 30 days to see if anyone will appeal and then we schedule an adoption hearing. So yes you are added it up right, we can't even attempt to schedule anything until end of April, that is if the trial in March goes as planned. This is why I am so thankful that He has a perfect plan and His timing is perfect. I am seeking after family and friends to pray. I would love this trial to be covered by His Spirit and leading. These girls and their siblings are deeply loved and we desire Jesus to be displayed in the whole process. Thank you for loving and supporting us so well and thank you for taking time to pour over us in prayer, it is deeply felt so often and we feel so blessed for our community of believers. 

In the waiting period we have been loving the weather warming up, spending time at the park and in the yard. All my three year olds turned 4 in the last month so now we have three four year olds, as Allie said "Mom it isn't as fun as saying 3 three year olds" but I am so excited for the next year of their lives, to watch them mature and grow into amazing little ladies. We continue making progress in school. Allie and Jake are such good examples of being diligent in their work and the little girls can see it. They wake up longing to do their school work. The four year olds started gymnastics and Tessa is quite the gymnast, I am excited to see how she flourishes in it. Josh is a chunk as all Beck babies are. He is just pure joy and sweetness to have around. Not surprisingly he is loving all new foods and wants to eat everything. He isn't crawling yet, which I am totally ok with! He is surrounded by a whole crew that loves him so very much. We are starting to wrap our mind around moving and trying to organize our house, which can be a task with so many little people under foot. Yet we anxiously look forward to spring. This season of new life popping up brings new meaning to us as we are looking forward to all our changes and new life. Once our trail is over I will update you all on future plans.