Friday, December 24, 2010

for mae on christmas eve 2010

The miles that separate us are many,
but you are held very close in our hearts.

Last night
we had our traditional manger scene reenactment.
We all wished you could have been here
to be the real live baby in our play.

Lucy, your sister, was Mary,
and your brother Harry was a shepherd.

Your cousin Jake was Joseph,
and your cousin Eli was a beautiful angel.
Nathan, another of your cousins
who lives far away in Oklahoma,
was a stately Magi.

Tonight is Christmas Eve.
All of your family will be rejoicing over the birth of Jesus.
We will teach you all about Him when you come home.
There is a present under the tree that is just for you.

Darling little Mae, we all can't wait to see you.
God will make sure you are okay until you can be with your family.

Merry Christmas everybody....
love cathy

In case you don't know,
Mae is David and Erika's little girl
whom they are adopting from Ethiopia.

4 comments:

Cherie said...

When will little Mae arrive?
I can't wait to see pictures of her!

Merry Christmas!

Cathy Cleland said...

Merry Christmas Cherie!

There has been a delay.
We are looking at March now.We cannot publish pictures of her until we get her home. As you must know, we cannot wait.

Allison Stroud said...

This was so precious to read!!!

Kim said...

Hoping and praying for Mae's quick arrival home :)