What a ~TRIP~

ADOPTION DAY Welcome

Jordin Faith Johnston & Jayda Freedom Johnston 1-26-2012

I have been pondering how to wrap up this blog series with the finalization and finally this week after nursing some very sick little girls I said to myself one evening after all were finally resting, "WHAT A TRIP!" That's when I knew that should be the title for this blog!

On this day January 26, 2012 we REALLY became forever parents of these two beautiful girls! The deal has been sealed...IT IS FINISHED!!!!!
There are so many spiritual applications wrapped up in Adoption! It's so incredible to see God's hand in every detail! When Jesus died on the cross he said "It is finished" He overcame death and sin when he rose from the dead on the third day.
When we receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour God seals our souls and our name is written in the Lambs book of Life.
Jordin and Jayda now have new names and their is a record written with a seal on it!
How beautiful is that! I pray they do also get new names one more time as we hope they will marry some day and then lastly hopefully before they marry, receive Jesus too and have their names written in the Lambs book of Life eternally!

I have been thinking back and recall all the promises God made good on over the past 3 months. I love tracing His leading and footsteps in our lives!

One thing that has lingered in my heart and head since June of 2010 when we finally heard God's calling to Adoption and said YES we will, is the truth that this is not just another "mission TRIP", this is for LIFE, a TRIP every day...24/7 365 day a year!
Since the girls moved in in October as the days passed and life took on a whole new look and meaning I kept feeling like I was preparing for a mission trip EVERY day... so that's what this is like for becoming parents after 20 years of marriage with no children and coming and going when we want, now life is a mission TRIP every day! Always thinking ahead and making a plan only to have it altered by what ever may happen in a day, that's a TRIP!
I feel like Bill and I have had and entire lifetime of ups and downs, greatness and sorrows, and now we get to enjoy a second lifetime of all new things with our girls! What a TRIP!

Thank you for REJOICING with us over Jordin Faith and Jayda Freedom as they are now FOREVER part of our Johnston family.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.                                                            Luke 15:6

Just a few things we are reminded of as we rejoice in our beautiful girls’ adoption.

What God has brought together, no one can separate

 Ephesians_1:13  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Just like when God adopts us, it is FOREVER
Romans_8:15  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Now it is time for us to live out God’s promise that brought us to our girls through His Word.

We have been clinging to these next two scriptures since June of 2010, God is FAITHful!

Psalm 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

And
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

 May each of us end with the plan God has for us,

~Bill, Carolyn, Jordin & Jayda Johnston~               Est 1/26/2012