Travel Dates :)

Two years and one week....
That is how long ago we will have waited to get to Kaz.
We got the wonderful news today. I was actually closing down my computer at work to officially end the school year when I decided to check e-mail before I left. There is was, our e-mail from our agency with the wonderful news. And...since we were rushing out of town the very next hour to attend a youth retreat with our youngest, I did not even have time to respond. So here I am, 11 p.m. at night, writing this post.
After reading the e-mail, I could barely breath or speak. I was actually in shock, literally. I don't know if I could have responded to the e-mail if I would have had the time. I guess since school is out, I will be able to focus on it when we get home Monday.
In the meantime...we are enjoying our trip to Gatlinburg with Lilliana. This is her first Kidsfest and so far she has left the first service only about 20 minutes into it crying her eyes out! To loud Mom!!!!!! Yes, sweetie...I agree! However, things did eventually calm down when the International Children's Choir came on the scene. They are a group of orphans from around the world that travel around to such events sharing their faith and passion to help raise funds to dig wells in countries that need water. They were beautiful. They sang and danced beautifully, and the place in my heart that is drawn to this adoption process was stirred even more.
I know the process will have been a piece of cake to actually raising the child, however, I know that I would have regretted not adopting - for the rest of my life - had we not been willing to try. And I really hate regret!
I saw a woman hold her child in her arms tonight and it dawned on me...that will be me and Dean in about 3 weeks. It still has not sunk in.