Monday, July 28, 2014

A Cheerful Heart

We are now on day 84 waiting for our LOA.  To say this has been hard is the understatement of the year.  :-( We knew the average wait time was 60-90 days for this.  I was very optimistic that we would have it at day 60 or before. ha.ha.  Joke.on.me!!!
 
I don't think I realized just how hard I had been taking this wait until this past weekend.  We went to the most beautiful wedding of Ben Hallowell & Emily Murphy. 
I babysat for Ben since he was 3, maybe even late 2's?  He is so dear to me,
as are his brothers Luke & Caleb.
 
 
 
Anyhow, the ceremony was absolutely beautiful and reception was so much F-U-N!!  I'm so very happy for both of them!  As I laid in bed that night, I couldn't stop smiling & reflecting on their special day.  I went to sleep for the first time in MONTHS not having a heavy heart thinking about our wait to meet our son.
 
I was thinking of how special the bond is between the Hallowell boys young men.  I have watched them grow up & mature and now even the first wedding.  I have enjoyed all my times with them - they were so much fun to babysit years ago!  NEVER a dull moment!  At times, they were my younger brothers I never had.  Oh what great experience they gave me interacting with little boys.  Seeing them all together again makes me even more excited to bring Roy home and be a Mama to a boy.  Bring on the boy games, cowboy & Indians, wrestling matches etc!  We just can't wait!
 
 
 
Congrats to Ben & Emily!
 
 

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Still Waiting....

I realize it's been almost a month since I've blogged.  This is simply because nothing has changed - we are still waiting for our LOA (letter of approval). 
I can't even tell you how hard this is.  We just want Roy HOME. 
We are on day 73 of waiting.  The longer we wait,
the longer it is for us to bring him home.  It is looking like October is the earliest now. 
 Perhaps he will be the best birthday gift I ever had???  :-) 
 
My spirits were lifted today as this book came in the mail today. 
I ordered it a few weeks ago for Roy.  We can't wait to read it to him soon!
 
 
 
Please join us in praying that our LOA comes SOON! Thank you so much!