Friday, September 9, 2011

...and then he declared "Let's go and get our Daughter"

What a week. What a crazy, roller-caster, crazy week.

I found a lump on my leg in early August. Saw the Dr in mid-August, Ultra-Sound the end of August, MRI 2 days ago...Yep it's a tumor...GRRRRRRR....what the heck - where did you come from???!!!! Biopsy today....results this evening.....It is Benign...Thank You God...Surgery to remove this at the end of the month....Thank You God again and again and again....

I don't believe there is anything more terrifying then coming face to face with your own mortality. And when you are told, finally, that you are going to be just fine it tends to cause you to act, and act quickly, on your new lifes perspective.

With that said I had the most amazing conversation with my equally amazing Husband  this afternoon...and this is some of what he said...."honey...so relieved...was terrified...i love you so much...we are a team, we are in this together....i love you so much...oh my god I love you so much.....Let's go to Ethiopia and get our Daughter"

Yes, that's right...We are moving forward on a second adoption. A beautiful girl whom we met when we were there to get our Son's. She is 10(ish) years old.. she is painfully shy, she is magnificentally beautiful, she is gentle, she is kind, and she is so very, very, very loving. She is our Daughter and we can't wait to have her home.

This will be a long road, but one we are looking forward to traveling down, again.

God, thank you for grounding us. Thank you for stopping us in our tracks, for making us realize all that is important, and all that truly matters. Please give us the strength we will need to get through this process. Please impart the wisdom to those involved, that they will be quick and thorough in their decisions, and that they shall carry out your will, so that our princess is home with us sooner than later. Amen and Amen and Amen