One thing that we know...Grandfather was excited about the idea of us adopting. Caleb was born just a few months before Larry's dad died. Just prior to finding out that I was pregnant with Caleb, we had filled out initial paperwork to adopt a girl from China. Our pregnancy put that process on hold...Really, it wiped the idea of adopting out of sight for quite a while. However, before Caleb came rolling down the pike, we had shared with Larry's dad our plans to adopt.
"Let's go get her!"
An unabashed, unwavering, uninhibited, unhesitating endorsement of the Daigle family adopting.
It is a priceless memory.
It wasn't "Are you sure?"
Not, "Have you considered ______?"
Not even, "Well, if it makes you happy."
There have been so many supportive, encouraging, loving words spoken over us during this process so far. So many that I can't begin to count them.
Still, we miss his words. But, we know that he was for our adoption. And, that is so very fortifying.
Fast forward four years...
Today is March 7, 2013. We have been officially waiting on a referral for 6 months.
I mentioned in an earlier post, that I planned on making a different type of cookies each month on the 7th to try to make our wait a celebration and not a dreadful date on the calendar.
This month the boys requested Peanut Butter Cookies. Strange, I thought that a new type each month would be fun...they want a 20 minute, whip 'em up, standby. Oh, well. Easier for me!
Caleb was my helper and we worked to have warm cookies on the table when the boys got off the bus.
He had fun helping make the criss-cross pattern with the tines of a fork. However, his favorite part was sprinkling sugar.
This next one is an awful picture, but I had to put it in there to show my family that I am a carrier of the gene for the Burns' Chin!
Peanut Butter Cookies...great choice, boys!
While the first batch was in the oven, a delivery fan pulled into our driveway. Since Larry's been working from the house, we receive packages pretty frequently. However, this was from a local florist! What?!?!?! Did Larry send me flowers while he was out of town?!?!?! Alas, no. (No pressure, Babe!)
Another source of constant encouragement has been my sweet friend, Regan. I don't deserve her friendship! She sent our family a Happy 6 Months DTE balloon bouquet!
The boys were so excited! It was the perfect celebration, complete with balloons and cookies!
Even more reason to celebrate, there was a referral ahead of us in the unofficial waiting list. From what I can tell, this moves us to #19! We are out of the 20's! Yay!
Today is March 7, 2013 and...
"since my youth, God, You have taught me, and to this day, I declare Your marvelous deeds." Psalm 71:17
