That is what Emilee heard on the afternoon of Thursday, October 12th when our social worker called us with "The Call!" She proceeded to tell Emilee that we were referred 2 boys: Isayas (age 3.5) and Molla (age 4 months). Our social worker explained the boys' story about their family and how they came to the care center in Addis Ababa, a story that we will save for our boys to tell another day to those they wish.
After the intial phone call, Em called me at work and I basically just sat there, stunned, listening to Emilee tell me all about my new boys. BOYS! Wow. It took nearly the entire weekend for everything to really sink in.
Em and I are in the process of getting everything ready. Their rooms, their clothes, paperwork, finances, etc. We have no word on travel yet, but our guess at this point is that we will be traveling in mid-December, but this all depends on how fast the courts process paperwork in Ethiopia.
Pray for us as we prepare for this amazing adventure and trip. Pray for our boys in Africa, that they stay healthy and happy, that they are well taken care of and that all of us will be prepared for this very strange, yet fateful blending of families.
Oh yes, if you would like to see pictures, please email me at starrio@gmail.com and I will send them to you. Unfortunately, until the adoption is final, we are unable to post any pictures of the boys.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Patience....
Well, so much for my declaration from August that I would post more frequently!!
It's now October 8th, and still no word. While we are moving up on the list as those above get their referrals, it's still hard to wait and wait. The courts apparently just opened this last week, and they are backlogged. From what we hear, we need to wait for this first round of people to get accepted by the courts and then have travel dates before we really hear much.
Which is really hard, since we kinda though we would have heard something by now.
I am also anxious about the end of the year. We want to travel before Dec 31st, for work reasons, for holiday reasons, for tax reasons :). But I know it's all in God's timing.
It's now October 8th, and still no word. While we are moving up on the list as those above get their referrals, it's still hard to wait and wait. The courts apparently just opened this last week, and they are backlogged. From what we hear, we need to wait for this first round of people to get accepted by the courts and then have travel dates before we really hear much.
Which is really hard, since we kinda though we would have heard something by now.
I am also anxious about the end of the year. We want to travel before Dec 31st, for work reasons, for holiday reasons, for tax reasons :). But I know it's all in God's timing.
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