Inching Closer

Anxiety is definitely starting to pick up as we inch our way closer to that 4-6 month mark. We will hit 3 months next month, and several families from our agency have gotten referrals in the last couple weeks, all right around the 4 month mark. That would be December for us!! Ahhh!!! Now, one thing our case workers have warned us about is how dangerous it can be to compare our journey to others. We are well aware that referrals could slow down as we near the end of the year, and they could also be slow to start back up again after the new year. We could be Spring (or later!) before we get that call. But as long as we keep that in our mind, it's so fun to hear of others' stories and know that we aren't all that far behind :)

Some sweet friends' that we met at our adoption seminar in May, The Harrison's (www.freshentity.com), just got their referral this week!!! It was so fun to rejoice with her about their wonderful news, and it also made it seem a little more real for us. Does that make sense? Sometimes in this process, part of you wonders if this will ever really happen. I try to imagine what it'll be like the day they call us with a file and send us that picture. And tell us that this is our child. That's just so amazing that I can't even begin to fathom it. In fact, it's so amazing and such a dream of ours, that sometimes I still don't feel like its real. But to see it really happen to someone who we've been walking this journey with. Someone just a couple months ahead of us in the process. Wow. It just made my heart so happy. They have a son! I just pray they can bring him home soon.

I just want to document these moments and feelings and little things that happen along the way. I may not remember months down the road how much it helped my heart to hear of our friends' great news, so I want it all written down.

On a fun note, we've been brainstorming names lately. Golly gee, it's hard to come up with a 4th boy name. We have a few ideas (And Brody has a few of his own!), and I really would like to have decided by the time we are matched. I would love for our friends and family to be able to pray for him by name!

One more thing, our sweet friends', Brooke and Billy Sneed, leave for China in a few days to pick up their sweet daughter, Carolina Grace! Please pray for safe travels for them and for their adjustment to be as smooth as possible. We can't wait to welcome this precious little girl home!