Days go by...

We are so blessed to have our daughter in such good hands that I think it really makes the wait easier for us. I did not say easy however. The pictures we receive of her are beautiful, I need a better camera to keep up the quality! Timeline wise we are pretty close to requesting a court date. Because of a few new laws, we needed a signature and a report back from a social worker to request such date. After that we'll be able to move forward until we hit another bump in the road. While I would rather fly over these bumps and get some sweet airtime, it's probably better that the Lord grants me patience and we smooth them out instead. We are very excited for Nora to come home. Honestly, her room is near ready and Jude's pre-loved cloth diapers are washed and folded in a bin. A great friend with great taste has filled Ellinor's closet with not-your-average-hand-me-downs. We feel pretty ready. Every once in a while my mind reminds me that I haven't ever done this before. Adoption. But then I remind my mind that there's lots of things I haven't done before and everything is working out alright. We also are very lucky to have so much adoption around our family that it seems very natural. Children, all of them, are a blessing. I am so grateful that my job and my life cause me to encounter so many children of all kinds. I try not to take for granted what I have been entrusted with. (Not like i'm a chosen one or anything, too much Harry Potter?) But there are days I don't think twice about reflecting on what I've learned from the less vertical of the population. not to mention, kids really do say the funniest things. Anyway, there's my thoughts for the month and a little update. Pray with us that we can apply to court soon and that a court date will follow shortly after!