"To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair." Isaiah 61:3
Friday, August 20, 2010
Can You Believe it???????
One year ago today, Bella came home to her forever family..... We have been so blessed by this beautiful gift from God........ We love you, Bella Bogdana Burckhard!
Wow, it can't be a year already!! It seems like yesterday I was tracking you down to see if you had more pics of Zhora (Levi). Give your Bella a big hug and kiss from Daniel!! Lots of love from our family and prayers for many many more years together.
Paula, your family is so beautiful. I can't believe it was over a year ago that we were all figuring out this Ukrainian adoption thing... anxiously awaiting travel dates in a chat room. :) And here we are all settled in and celebrating one year home. So fun. :)
Happy One Year HOME!!!!! I still can't believe it has been a year, hasn't it been GREAT!! I love how she has blended in with her family so well, what an awesome blessing!
Hello! My name is Paula Burckhard. I am married to Kevin and have five children: Elizabeth (17), Samuel (14), Grace (11 w/Down syndrome), Bella (6 w/Down syndrome adopted from Ukraine 2009); and Nole' (4 w/Down syndrome adopted from Serbia 2011) We are a family that loves God and desires to bring him Glory in all we do.
Nole' (listed as Nathan) Came Home on March 2, 2011 from Serbia!
Bella Bogdana Burckhard
This "beautiful gift from God" has been given to us through the miracle of adoption. She became part of our family in August 2009. We are excited to see how God will use this Ukrainian princess for his glory!
YAY Bella! She is still so utterly beautiful to me Paula! I cannot believe it has been a whole year! Your family is so blessed!
ReplyDeleteWow! It doesn't seem like a whole year already. We will be home on Sunday with our new blessing. Whoohoo!
ReplyDeleteWow, it can't be a year already!! It seems like yesterday I was tracking you down to see if you had more pics of Zhora (Levi). Give your Bella a big hug and kiss from Daniel!! Lots of love from our family and prayers for many many more years together.
ReplyDeleteHappy Gotcha Day Bella!!! Love from Cammie and Addy!
ReplyDeleteYay! Happy one-year-home anniversary!
ReplyDeletePaula, your family is so beautiful. I can't believe it was over a year ago that we were all figuring out this Ukrainian adoption thing... anxiously awaiting travel dates in a chat room. :) And here we are all settled in and celebrating one year home. So fun. :)
Happy Gotcha Day to the cutest little Bella bean I have ever seen!!:)
ReplyDeleteHappy One Year HOME!!!!! I still can't believe it has been a year, hasn't it been GREAT!! I love how she has blended in with her family so well, what an awesome blessing!
ReplyDeleteWow!!! One year!????!!!! That is amazing!!! Love that picture of the three of you!! :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful family Paula...
ReplyDeleteYay! Look how she's blossomed in just a year!
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