Waiting is Hard!

It's still morning and I'm already crying.  I've been following other people's blogs and love seeing the updates, but I get very emotional.  I wish the process would speed up a little.
Of course, if they called today and said we needed to leave tomorrow, I'd be in a panic and make 5-6 WalMart runs in the next 24 hours for the many things I have forgotten but am sure that I need for this trip.  I don't think any amount of preparation will have me completely ready for this adventure.
But it was the same when I gave birth to my boys.  I remember sending Travis home or to the store for many things the day after they were born. 
My motto "Get there, get her, get back."

Summer

It's officially summer now that the kids are out of school.  We have been waiting for this summer to get here since last summer.  We knew from the beginning of the process that we would be bringing our daughter home this summer.  I'm so excited and ready to have her home with us.

We have learned that she's a girlie girl who likes to wear pretty things.  She also loves chocolate and likes to draw.  The long wait to this little princess is going to be so worth it!  She was about 14 months old in the first picture and the second picture was taken recently.  I love those dimples!

6 Weeks?

6 Weeks seems like a long time.  42 days.  Ryan was 6 weeks premature.  6 weeks more in the womb and he would have been healthier and not spent 8 days in the NICU.
6 weeks- the adoption agency is telling us that we only have about 6 weeks left to wait.  So, I'm trying to be patient and remember that I shouldn't want to become her mother before God wants me to be.  It would be so much easier if He would lay out the plan in front of me from the beginning.  But, then again, that would take away all the wonder and surprise.

Please Pray

This has nothing to do with our adoption, but I feel that as many people should be praying for our community as possible.  After last week's storms, many families have been left homeless or have lost friends and loved ones.  I have prayed in general for everyone, but have specifically prayed for Katie Cornwall's family.  She was a freshman at Sparkman where Ryan attends school.  I cannot imagine losing one of my children, so please pray with me for this family.  Her grandfather was also lost that day as a storm ripped through their home.  God is faithful and good though.  He will provide us with strength and comfort.