I can't believe we are at the point where I am checking the weather and deciding what to pack! We leave for Bulgaria in 4 days! It's truly a different feeling than any other trip I've taken. I can't believe we are finally going to meet our son!
We have had the joy of shopping for him for the first time. It's such an indescribable feeling. Dan and I were in the mall and we decided to buy him a Colorado t-shirt to bring with us. As we were making our purchase I was overcome with tears of joy that we could finally buy our son something! It made things so tangible. I look over at the small pile of things we will bring for him and feel like it's not enough, but I know that nothing will be enough until we have him home.
We leave November 10th to start our journey to Bulgaria, and we will finally meet our boy on the 16th. We spend the 16-19th with him, before we wrap up our trip and come home to wait for the adoption to be finalized. We are finishing up the last bit of paperwork that will go to court with him after we are gone.
Please join us in praying for this unique experience we are all about to go through. For Dan and I that we can show all of our kids the right amount of love in the right ways at the right times. For our kids that they will see an instant connection in one another and form a bond that only brothers and sisters can share. That he will feel our desire for him to join our family and know how much we love him already. For his foster mom, that she will feel peace in this situation and see that we want the best for the boy she has been raising for us these past 4 years. For logistics: our trip, our time in country, struggling with the language we are trying to learn....
We are so humbled by the love you have all shared with us leading up to this moment. We truly do not feel alone in this, but lifted up by the many ways you have all partnered with us. Thank you all for supporting our adoption story. I can't wait until we can come back and share pictures and stories with you all!
We have had the joy of shopping for him for the first time. It's such an indescribable feeling. Dan and I were in the mall and we decided to buy him a Colorado t-shirt to bring with us. As we were making our purchase I was overcome with tears of joy that we could finally buy our son something! It made things so tangible. I look over at the small pile of things we will bring for him and feel like it's not enough, but I know that nothing will be enough until we have him home.
We leave November 10th to start our journey to Bulgaria, and we will finally meet our boy on the 16th. We spend the 16-19th with him, before we wrap up our trip and come home to wait for the adoption to be finalized. We are finishing up the last bit of paperwork that will go to court with him after we are gone.
Please join us in praying for this unique experience we are all about to go through. For Dan and I that we can show all of our kids the right amount of love in the right ways at the right times. For our kids that they will see an instant connection in one another and form a bond that only brothers and sisters can share. That he will feel our desire for him to join our family and know how much we love him already. For his foster mom, that she will feel peace in this situation and see that we want the best for the boy she has been raising for us these past 4 years. For logistics: our trip, our time in country, struggling with the language we are trying to learn....
We are so humbled by the love you have all shared with us leading up to this moment. We truly do not feel alone in this, but lifted up by the many ways you have all partnered with us. Thank you all for supporting our adoption story. I can't wait until we can come back and share pictures and stories with you all!
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