The Journey

Loving someone you haven't met can be difficult. It's not the loving part that is hard. No, that part is easy. Loving you is so natural. We talk about you, laugh about you, cry over you, pray for you, prepare for you, and dream about you. Loving you is easy, but it's not loving you how I want to love you that is heart breaking. I want to love you with my eyes and see your beautiful face. I want to love you with my touch and hold you in my arms. I want to love you with my voice  and tell you how much I love you. I want to love you the way I am meant to love you as your mommy.  I can't wait for the day when we are no longer separated by miles, oceans, paperwork, and time.  I love you.

Ethiopia is currently in election season. Although the election is technically over, the results will not be announced until late June. Just like anywhere in the world, the appointed leaders are can have a huge influence on topics such as foreign adoption in their country. We are praying for the right people to be appointed and that those elected will see the need for the children of Ethiopia to be united with families. Since we have started this process, rules and regulations have definitely changed more than once in regards to international adoptions. We are not worried about the outcome of the election or the results it may have on our adoption, but we are praying that adoptions will increase and that they will begin to move faster than the current trends. Please continue to pray for the country of Ethiopia, for our adoption, and for our baby.

If you know me, you know I absolutely hate horror stories and movies. The scariest movies I watch are what most people would consider suspense thrillers. I am a person who gets scared easily and I don't need anything else to fill my imagination or thoughts with the what coulds. I am not quite sure why, but I have found that many people who discover that we are adopting feel that is the cue to share the horrible experience their friend's cousin's sister had while adopting or trying to adopt. Everyone seems to know someone with a story that could end up on CSI , Unsolved Mysteries , or Maury . You know the stories where the kids are total nightmares who ended up doing something illegal and ended up in prison, the birth mother fought for her rights back and stalked the family, or the adoption never even happened after thousand of dollars and years of waiting.   Trust me, adoption is scary enough without the constant reminders of what could happen. Most people who sign up f

Well, I did it! Let me change that.... WE DID IT! I would not have made it through this program without my supportive friends and family and my amazing husband! Although a lot of things were put on the back burner (this blog being one), I am ready to once again start writing about our adoption journey. There has been a lot of things happening and I have a lot of thoughts to share. I am excited to start writing again. I am so happy I did this before Baby Woodson arrived because I am not sure if I would have been able to do it with a baby.