falling in love with a picture

That’s what we have been doing ever since we received our referral two weeks ago for a precious, two month old baby girl.  I have been in a daze since we got the news, dreaming of the day when I will be able to hold her in my arms and truly know her.  We were very fortunate to receive our referral prior to a new change in Ethiopian adoption laws which will require parents to make two trips in order to complete the adoption.  Our next step is to wait for a court date (and possibly a second or third court date) and then once we pass court, we will plan our trip based on our assigned embassy date.  We hope to bring her home sometime over the next four to five months!  Although she is always on my mind, we have some amazing adventures planned for this summer and I’m going to try to be fully present and enjoy every minute with the boys before our home gets even crazier.  

We are not allowed to post the referral pictures until she is officially ours but you know I will make up for it when she is home!  Thank you to all our family, friends and my amazing clients for all of your interest and support and for keeping our family in your prayers.

And since any post without pictures is boring, here’s a link to a beautiful song by Steven Curtis Chapman.  I was able to hear him perform it live last year at Women of Faith and it is a moment that I will never forget.  Will & I were only exploring the idea of adopting a child but I knew in that moment that it was right for our family and that we would be blessed by the miracle of adoption.