Here We Go!

Tim and I just got back from a little get away with the kids. We met his sister and stayed at The Wilderness at The Wisconsin Dells. With my new job at the school in Illinois, my spring break doesn't line up with our kids so we won't be able to go anywhere. We thought it would be fun to take this opportunity and it WAS! Plus, we are a little disappointed we won't be able to make it to Holly's graduation from Drake in May but are so proud of her! The girl has worked her hiney off!!


As we sat in line on Wednesday waiting to pick up the kids from school we got it - THE CALL. A little over a week ago we submitted the first step of the adoption process, the application with America World Adoption Agency. I will refer to them as AWAA from here on :) It is basically an application asking the organization if they will work with us. It was a pretty simple process to submit and as we went through it we wondered 'who really gets told no?' We were still pretty stinking thrilled to receive a call saying "Congratulations to the Haiti Program with AWAA".


It just made it sink in a little bit that we are on our way. They emailed us a ton of information and stuff to do so we are sorting that out and are excited to get a move on! We were asked how many steps there are in this process... we don't know! But can definitely see that it is AOLT! And we covet your prayers as we plug away. We know this was a small victory in the grand scheme of this process but I get the feeling we may want to celebrate anything we can!


A real text conversation with one of my (dare I say oldest??) dearest friends, don't get to see/talk with her much but love her!

Her: Just wanted you to know I'm crazy excited about what you guys are doing. Can't wait to watch it all unfold!

Me: Ya... we're kind of bored and don't have much going on. We totally know what we are doing with this parenting thing and are freaking LOADED and don't know what else to do with all of that money. So, why not?? :)
Really, we are pretty excited. No clue what we are doing or how it will happen. Makes it fun when you know it can only be God.

Her: I hear ya, I hear ya. I think thats why I'm crazy excited...because its so crazy! Yet not.