MOVING FORWARD!

So my last update said, ”Come on pair letter.”  Well its coming soon.  We have news! Our caseworker called us today to tell us that we have birth parent embassy date is April 16^th. This is an interview with the BP necessary to verify the facts presented in the adoption case. They want to make sure that everything is legal and also to make sure that BP understands everything that is happening with K.  After this interview our pair letter will be here one week later! I broke out into a happy dance! Our case is moving. From this point forward, if all goes well, it will be moving fast. I have heard of some cases that after the birth parent embassy date, they were leaving for Ethiopia within 11 days. Oh my, folks I’m crying and laughing at the same time. I’m scared and excited. There are so many emotions going on here. I cannot wait to get on that airplane that reads Ethiopian Air! I cannot wait to hold, love, smell, and play with my son. I cannot wait to walk through those big gates. I have no idea how I’m going to sleep until then. I’m packing my bags and I’ll be ready for the call to leave any day.

On another note, I wrote K’s birth father a letter. By far the hardest letter I have ever had to write. How do tell a father who had to relinquish his son that your heart aches for him. How do you thank a father who has been through so much heartache for giving you a son? How do you let him know how humble and grateful you are for his sacrifice out of love? HOW? HOW? HOW?  I humbly wrote this letter with tears in my eyes the entire time. I will always respect and love K’s father and K will always know about him. So, as I’m so happy today, I am reminded about the loss that K’s dad is going to feel when he sits at the Embassy on April 16^th. This is the date that he will know he has another family coming for him and that he may never see him again. Oh my heart is breaking for him. I did promise him that his son will be loved so much by our family (including all of you)!

PLEASE pray for K’s daddy that God will wrap his arms around him and give him comfort and peace! Please pray he also makes it to the Embassy safely. It’s almost a 10 hour drive from where he lives. The roads are not good either. It will be a long bumpy ride.

Thank you all for your support! We love you all!