COURT DATE!!!

Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land" Proverbs 25:25

I was feeling severely under the weather today and was home from work.  My work cell does not get good reception in our house - the phone rang once and went to voice mail.  I looked at the number and didn't recognize it.  They left a voice mail.

I listened to the voice mail and it was our adoption coordinator.  She asked that I give her a call.  I thought it was strange... she didn't say why she wanted me to call her.

So, I called her back.  WE HAVE A COURT DATE!!!  I nearly fell off the front porch (I get good reception on the front porch :)  Our court date is 28Sept2010!!!  We will hopefully be Sara's official parents on that date!!!  I'm teary-eyed just typing this!  The last thing I expected today was a phone call regarding our court date!  What a WONDERFUL surprise. 

So, now we know.  The bad thing is, this week is a terrible week for me to be out of work.  We are having an audit that week that was scheduled months ago.  It will start the 27th and end Oct 1st.  I will be gone the entire time.  I had prepared my boss for this possibility, but really never expected to be in Ethiopia the ONE week I am truly needed at work.  Well, I had said all along that this comes first... whenever it comes.  This allows me to live up to that statement.  And of-course, this DOES come first.  I am SO very excited that we have a court date!!!  Sara should be home with us for Thanksgiving!!!

I am so thankful to God for giving us this daughter!!! 

The countdown is on!!!

In Christ,
Charity