Approved!!!!

After what seemed to be an almost hilarious amount of obstacles we finally had everything we needed. Faxed in the final letter (yesterday) just under the wire for the meetings today. We are approved for the Ethiopia program at our agency! When I got home from work I had a terrible headache (probably stress) and sat on the couch staring at my phone. Our contact person called and I almost dropped my phone! We should be under contract by the end of the month, that is if it goes smoother than the initial application, hah. I'm already humbled by the kindness of people in our lives. This is the first step on a long journey of paperwork, fundraising, home study, waiting, paperwork,fundraising, traveling to our child (!), fundraising, court, embassy, paperwork, then finally home!!!! Now we prepare ourselves, our hearts, and our home for our baby! If I'm this excited about our approval phone call I can't imagine how I'll feel when we open that e-mail with the child we are matched with. And then to hold them in my arms. Needless to say I'm very excited. Let the work begin to bring home our baby!  

Adoption Creed  

Not flesh of my flesh 

nor bone of my bone, 

but still miraculously my own. 

Never forget 

for a single minute, 

you didn't grow under my heart, 

but in it.