Short Update

Ok so it looks like getting access to the internet here is more difficult than I thought it would be.  I had to come to a place (bar) where they have the internet, pay for an hour of time, then spent 40 min trying to get something to come up that I could communicate on.  For those of you who were going to follow our journey, I am writing it down and will post it when I arrive home.  Things are going SO WELL!!!  Tati and I have fallen right into the mother/child relationship with no problems.  The American Embassy has been beyond wonderful.  Thank You to all of you who are praying.  Prayers going up & fingers crossed we will be on our plane at our scheduled time without a problem.  Thank You all for being interested and God has granted us such a miracle in this beautiful blessing.  I cant wait to get settled into routine at home.  Many, many :)

Next Chapter

I sit here in the dark, the only one awake.  This quiet time of reflection is just what the "good doctor" aka God ordered.  I am using the time to clear my head, focus on what is about to happen, pray, & just enjoy the memories of my family before we started this journey.  I am also enjoying the thoughts of what is to come when Tatiana arrives home.

The bags were packed & paperwork arranged before I went to bed last night.  Yeah me for not procrastinating!!  Everything was done & we were all scarfing ice cream together by 8 last night.  Still have a couple last minute details to take care of but nothing major.  Oh, I have to tell you, Noah came home last night from a day with Papa (My dad) and brought a dozen Krispy Kream doughnuts.  He strutted in like a peacock, the man who saved the day, it was great.  He said they were so I could have the best last breakfast in the world.  lol  Love him!  Tabi is excited too, regardless of what she says out loud.  She has been telling all her friends that I was leaving to get her sister.  I feel bad though that she is nervous for me.  Love her!  I know Brian is nervous, but I think that is just his job as my protector.  I wish I could take that feeling away for him but I love that he feels that way about me.  Things feel right between us again.  Thank you God.

The last thing I have to post is God's amazing awesomeness.  Some of you know I have panic disorder that I take medication for, let me tell you, this is something that could send me into a tizzy & make it very difficult for me to even function.  Well, this time, I have what can only be explained as a peace in my mind, body, & heart.  I do not even feel anxious or nervous.  I am slightly worried, do I have everything but that is it.  Before we leave the house I am going to pray with everyone that the same feeling washes over them & that they can feel the way I do.  God is in complete control, and has been all this time.  I hope they can feel that & not just say it in their heads.  I know it sounds weird to be so calm at this HUGE juncture in our lives but that is the only way I have to explain it.......................PEACE

I will update as often as possible.  Love You

Crunch Time

Well, only 2 full days left until I start life with a new daughter.  Only 2 weeks left until we are all together for good.  WOW, I have dreamt of this almost a million times, but there was always a small part of me that wondered if it would ever happen for real.  It's getting to be crunch time.  Are all my clothes packed, are all Tati's clothes packed, is all the information written down, are all of Tati's papers filled out, is the house cleaned the way I wanted it, is Noah's stuff all packed for grandma's, etc., etc., etc., etc..........................  When preparing to travel, my mom always said, "Don't worry, the really important stuff (like medication) you won't forget, anything you do forget you can just buy when you get there."  Which is very sound advice UNLESS you are going to a 3rd world country.  The nice thing is, I haven't procrastinated anything so there won't be this last min. panic as I rush to get things done.  I will have everything ready & double checked by Sunday afternoon.  My plan for the rest of Sunday to sit around on my lazy behind & enjoy the comforts of my country.  The best thing out of all of this is that my God is bigger than all of the government agencies, bigger that any anxieties, bigger than any fears Brian & my parents have.  God has overcome too many obstacles, that we couldn't see a way around, to drop us now.  I know this doesn't mean He isn't going to make me do any of the work or that He is going to give me all the answers I want, but it DOES mean that He WON'T drop us.

I thought I had a bunch to post because my head is just spinning, but I guess that's about it.  PLEASE, PLEASE pray for Tati's travel Visa to go smoothly.  The guy at the US Embassy in Benin is still being a pain in the rumpus about the whole thing.  I think I am a sever inconvenience in his day.  lol

I love each & every one of you.  I will post as soon as I am able when I arrive.  I hope to have nothing eventful to tell you about my travel & arrival.  May God Bless & Protect everyone.