Faith, Hope and Love

Spring is an amazing time of year.  Seeing the new growth on plants and the flowers that spring from the ugliest looking plants is one of my favorite things.  The beauty that God shows us during the spring is magnificent.  I have learned a lot through the past four years of this adoption process.  I have learned that you need faith to get through, that when hope seems to fade God will bring growth and new life, and finally that it is possible to love someone with your whole heart that you have never been able to meet, hold or touch.  Faith, hope and love remain and continue to strengthen our resolve.

I did something today that I have done once a year since our process began, pack Haddie's bag.

This past week we have heard from Holt two different times.  The rep who is located in India has spoken with our lawyer in Hyderabad.  There is so many rumors as to why it has been taken so long and so many hoops we still have to jump through but this time and this lawyer is willing and ready to fight for us.  Meaning we are closer then ever to getting our affidavit and our court date so we can finally meet our wonderful daughter.  With this new hope I took out the suitcase again and counted her clothing folded her little bloomers and tried not to cry when I was doing it.  You see the longer you wait for something to happen the more unreal it seems.  But like new life in the spring, our adoption seems to be sprouting new life, new hope. 

We are getting close Haddie.  I pray God is giving you the dreams He has been giving your daddy and I of our meeting and the future He has for us as a family.