Tuesday's Child - Joseph

Mondays child is fair of face,
Tuesdays child is full of grace,
Wednesdays child is full of woe,
Thursdays child has far to go,
Fridays child is loving and giving,
Saturdays child works hard for his living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

Yes, Tuesday's child is full of grace. In fact, I could say of all of our babies, that they are Tuesday's Children, each one full of God's glorious grace, displayed on their little lives from the day they were born. Lives, not begun in the best of circumstances, but lives full of God's grace.

I know that phrase, Tuesday's Child, is used a lot in the children's world, but I still think it is perfect as a way to highlight our babies and give an update on each of them. Every one of our children is an  amazing picture of God's grace, and a story worth telling! So I want to use Tuesdays to share our beautiful babies with you.

Our first "Tuesday's Child" is Joseph, or Jofus, as he is affectionately called at the baby house, was only five days old when we moved here from Ngong/Nairobi. Julia could not say "Joseph" when she was little, so "Jofus" kind of stuck.

Sweet Joseph was brought to us by the Ngong Police when he was just a day or two old. He had been found in a plastic bag (like a grocery sack) along a highway. Joseph was a good baby. He was pretty easy. He did not cry a lot, but when he did, he cried with his whole body and every ounce of lung power that he had! He still does! He seemed to sleep a lot when he was a baby, like a newborn even after he was a few months old. Even when he was awake, he was very calm and mellow. Then, all of a sudden, one day Joseph woke up! He instantly went from a newborn to a baby in a way that was so much more instant than any other baby we have ever had.

Joseph is growing into a happy, fun, playful little guy. He loves to laugh and play peek-a-boo. He still has a funny little dance he does when he hears his favorite song, and he loves his Auntie Maggie. Recently, Joseph went through a stage when he had severe stranger anxiety, especially with men. He would absolutely panic and scream when new men came in, yet he was completely fine with our uncles that he knows. Fortunately, he has just passed that stage and is now his usual happy self, even when visitors come.

Joseph has been freed for adoption. We are just waiting for him to be matched and placed with his forever family. Please pray with us that this will take place quickly so he can be with his family as soon as possible. Though we will miss him terribly, we can't wait to see him with his very own mommy and daddy!