A Day Of Hope!

First of all, let me apologize for not updating the blog yesterday.  The day was filled with official meetings and paperwork which all sounds pretty boring.  However, by noon yesterday, Miles was officially a Blackburn!  Today has been an amazing day filled with hope in more ways than one!  We were able to visit Maria's Big House of Hope today.  My eyes filled with tears as I saw MBHOH for the first time from the distance.  You can tell even from the outside that it is a place of hope and healing.  Once inside, what we saw and witnessed confirmed what we already knew.  Our son, without a doubt, has been cared for during the past nine months of his life in the most amazing place in all of China.  We watched the nannies care for these children like they were their own.  We watched the faces of our children transform as they were reunited with their nannies and friends.  We watched the nannies and nurses weep as we said goodbye.  God truly is doing an amazing work in and through this place, and we are so grateful that Miles spent half his life at MBHOH.  Once we arrived back at the hotel, we sent Jason and some of the other men to Pizza Hut for a much needed taste of home.  The pizza was great, but what took place after dinner in our little hotel room in Zhengzhou, China was another amazing picture of hope.  Miles began to transform right before our eyes.  He finally got comfortable enough to walk around the room on his own and eventually began running back and forth between Jason and myself giving us hugs.  It was such a joy to see this little guy who has been so solemn and uneasy the last two days begin to realize that he really can trust us.  We got lots of smiles, laughs, and hugs!  What a beautiful ending to a beautiful day!