Almost 3 years ago, Homer and I decided to pursue our dream to expand our family. In March of this year, our dreams were answered. We received news that a pair of sibling girls needed a family and they had been matched to us -- a couple of crazy canucks who needed a family too. We waited for two days to see their faces, and when we did, they took our breathe away. They were gorgeous. I'm not just saying that because I am their mom, they really are gorgeous. Since Homer and I don't consider ourselves to be card carrying members of the beautiful people society, we felt like we had just been dealt a royal flush. But there were more steps to go before everything was official, so we decided to hold our tongues (and blogs) until we knew for certain they would be joining our clan.
On May 29, the court officially decreed that we are parents to these breathtaking girls. We waited 6 days after the decision to find out the news. Our daughters T & M are ages 6 and 4 and are currently living in Ethiopia. We hope to travel by the end of the summer to bring them to their new home.
This journey has been an emotional one and more than once I have questioned whether we were doing the right thing for the children. I had one person this week tell me that our daughters will be so grateful to us. I explained that we are the ones that are grateful. Our daughters are the ones who are losing and have lost so much - their culture, their birth country, their language and so much more. And they have to move to a country where this happens in June. They did not choose for this to happen to them - we have made a selfish decision that we hope that they can accept. We are so grateful to have this opportunity. This person said the same thing to me the very next day. Some people just don't get it.
I had every intention of posting a picture or two today, but upon reflection have decided to not post pictures to the world wide web. Once the pictures are out there, I cannot take them back.
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6 comments:
Congratulations to you and Homer!! I am so happy that your dreams have come true and you will soon be bringing home your two beautiful girls. I cant wait to hear the details of your first meeting on gotcha day!
:) Robyn
Whoo hoo! Congratulations on passing court - I hope the rest of the paperwork is quick!
Congratulations again and again! We'll be waiting at the airport with bells on when they come home(if you're into the whole airport greeting thing, of course)!
Sooo, so, so happy for all FOUR of you! :D
SO SO happy for you and Homer! I can only imagine how excited you must be right now -- I was beside myself preparing for one at this time last year, and you are gearing up for TWO!
You and Homer deserve those two girls - just as they deserve you as their parents. I can't wait to see your beautiful family of four all together.
p.s. at least they are coming home in the summer (after the threat of snow...I think)
Yeah! Congratulations mommy and daddy! This is such wonderful, special news! I hope you have all the rooms and clothes all ready to roll for YOUR GIRLS :)
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