2 Days and Counting

In 48 hours I will be on an airplane on my way to Detroit. So why I am I playing on the internet?? Apparently, I am a pro at wasting time.

I think part of it is that this doesn't seem real yet. We started this journey in June 2005. We thought it would be about a year away. When we submitted our dossier to China in January 2006, things had slowed down, so we estimated it would be about a year away. When we were logged in two months later, it was about a year away. At every step of this journey, it has always been "about a year away". It is hard for me to get out of this mindset. It all feels very surreal, like I am packing for someone else, getting someone else ready to travel.

Am I excited to meet my daughter? Sure, but it doesn't seem real. Tomorrow morning I will wake up and I will still have a year to wait, right?

Continue to lift us up. Kate is probably back at the orphanage now and missing her foster family. Pray for her. This must be hard and scary for her. Who knows if anyone has told her what is going on, or if she understands any of it? I know that people say she won't remember it, but I really think she will. At least I think she will remember the feelings associated with it. Pray that someone will remember to show her our photos that we sent. And pray that we will get all of the things done that we have to do. Pray that culture shock doesn't hit us too bad. And that we don't all want to kill each other by the time we get there.

And pray for the families and children who are still waiting. We are so blessed to be where we are. There are so many who continue to wait...