Ready to go!

Our bags are packed, and we are ready to go!!!! I can't believe this is actually happening after all these months of waiting. I have to admit that as much excitement there is around this trip, there is a nagging feeling at the same time knowing we will meet her and have to leave her there. Praying for a tiny miracle that we actually pass court but know God's got a plan bigger and better than mine. Here is our loose shedule...
-we leave tomorrow at 3:30pm-arrive Amsterdam 9 hours later....12:30 am Dallas time-3 hour layover in Amsterdam and then off to Addis with one stop along the way - 9 hour flight again. -We arrive mid-day Saturday Dallas time but late Ethiopia time. There is an 8 hour difference.
We get to meet our little girl Monday morning (Addis time). The week is filled with visits to her, a trip to Kidmia (a very cool ministry about 3 hours away from Addis - www.kidmia.org,) shopping, orphanage visits, etc. Our court date is Feb. 4th, so please be praying for that day. We leave the 5th and arrive back here on Sunday the 6th.
Thanks for the prayers, offers to help and well wishes. We will try to keep you posted.

The First One

I've been asking my sweet hubby to create a blog for a while now. Yes, I know I probably could have done it myself, but I always depend on him to do the things I don't want to do. It makes him feel needed, and guys like that. Right? Anyway, I finally got it done with the help of a sweet neighbor...in the nick of time I might add. We leave in 2 days for Ethiopia to meet our little four year old princess. We are in the process of adopting a little girl from there, and I CANNOT wait to meet her. We won't get to bring her home yet because we have to pass court and wait for an embassy appt. before we can go back to get her. Soon though! We hope to travel this spring sometime to pick her up. Our kids, Daniel (9) and Margo (8) are going with us along with Mark's mom, Joyce. We are leaving our sweet little five-year old boy, David, here. I'm hating the though of leaving him, but I know he is going to have a ton of fun at 4 different friends' houses. I hope to use this blog to keep everyone updated and record our journey.