As I write, this very minute, Tom is flying over the Atlantic Ocean..or possibly over Western Africa by now, on his way to officially become Hope's daddy. My heart may burst!
So much has happened over the last 10 days as we have been making final preparations for this trip...
We went shopping for donations for the care center,
To buying thank you gifts and writing letters for some special Ethiopian friends,
To pausing to celebrate Sydney's 6th birthday with family and fun at the pool with friends,
A surprise daddy daughter date to a Princess Ball on her birthday
And celebrating this amazing man on Father's Day..
(And these awesome Dads too!!)
To packing (which literally took us days),
To final goodbyes
And then dropping Tom at the airport this morning..
It wasn't until I got back in the van to pull away from the airport that it all finally hit me...
Tom is on his way to adopt our daughter. Once we pass court, she's ours. All these moments we spend together as a family, she will soon be here to experience with us. The 4 years of labor pains will finally be gone and she will be in our arms...FOREVER!
My cup runneth over.
He should land around midnight EST..please continue to be in prayer for his travels and for the details of the adoption to go smoothly. If you would like to join with us in a tangible way to donate toward a gift for hope when she comes home that will help us offset the cost of travel and in-country fees, see the previous post, "Covered in Love" to find out how.
Congrats on the adoption of your precious daughter! I think you used the same agency we are. We are in the process of adopting a little girl from Ethiopia as well. We are waiting on our regional approval so we can keep moving through pair. We decided to submit without it. God bless you and your daughters! Stephanie
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