Back in December we started seeking God and praying for what 2018 was going to bring. In January our pastor did a sermon on One Word; how to seek God for your word, how important it was to have just *one* word to focus on, because when life gets crazy it's easy to cling to one word. Last year my word was "Go." Appropriate, I think, since we ended up 'going' from Tanzania, a place we'd called home for 4.5 years, to a new place that quickly won our hearts: Australia. And then

My Dearest Little Malachi, Oh, what a gift you are. We never got to hold you in our arms, but our hearts are none-the-less filled to the brim with love for you, dear one. We didn't shout from the rooftops when we knew you were ours, we just couldn't have the whole world knowing. You see, your big brother, O, doesn't know about you yet - and we couldn't have him be the only one in the dark. When he's older we will share your story with him. We just couldn't bring ourselves to