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Thursday, December 16

One year ago the phone rang...


and we got our travel call!!!! The call came sooner than expected as we were told the wait for travel would be around four months from referral. The call came in the later part of the morning while I was at work. How I managed to keep it together I will never know.

After the kids went to bed we spent several hours figuring out our travel plans. We had to work around Ron's work schedule, Christmas, and my nieces baptism... not to mention crazy prices for flights. It was so stressful because I was ready to just hop on the next flight! It is a very good thing that there were so many events to keep me busy until our departure day... January 1st.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love the picture...brings back so many happy memories.

Lisa said...

We got our travel call today!!! Also likely traveling on the first. WOO HOO!

Debbie Sauer said...

That year went by fast. She certainly has changed. Blessings

Our Journey To Eden said...

Lisa- You are the second person that I have heard from today that received their travel call!!! The 16th must be a magical day! Awesome! Congratulations!!!

Lynn said...

You had me scratching my head! I thought... hmmm... we were in China when you got your referral!! Congratulations!! Such a happy time, happy memories!

Jay and Emily said...

Such a happy, happy day. Wow. I can't believe a year has gone by. Adoption is an amazing gift that has not only blessed your family but all of us as well.

Anonymous said...

I stumbled across your blog. Just wanted to say thank you for writing it.

Mike and Barb said...

I just wanted to stop in and tell you thank you for all your encouraging words and "being there" virtually during our recent trip to China. Your kindness really meant a lot to me, and I'm VERY happy to hear that Eden is making such good strides in her attachment to you. You're my new hero for enduring her rejection for so long and with so much grace. I was such a mess after only 2 weeks of it!

Many blessings to you!
Barb

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