i quit counting the days when it hit 74 and i found out our file was lost/misplaced/or put in some unknown place at the CC*A. we were told it would come 'soon'. but i thought our definition of 'soon' could be very different. that was a week ago and today our turn came! rejoice!
on new year's eve, a good friend and i agreed/vowed that we would not eat any sweets until our LOA came. and when i commit something to the Lord, let's just say i take it seriously :) nada, zilch, zip, not a dang thing sweet has crossed these lips since 11:59 12/31/09 when her and i were chowing cheesecake. i'm not kidding. not even by one minute. until today :)
i broke down and emailed the agency around noon thinking they would have called since fedex would have delivered it by 10:30, if it even came at all. all i said was 'anything?' and i very quickly got back a reply 'YES, CALL US!' i told the kids i was making possibly the 'big' call and they all flew to get their candy bags from their easter egg hunt at church last night. in the blink of an eye, i had small packs of M&Ms, skittles, and twix bars in my face. i'm not kidding. not even by one piece.
and soon as i heard the words, 'it has arrived', i pretty much hung up and ate six little bags of M&Ms. i'm not kidding. okay, maybe i am. it might have been 8. i quit counting.
and then, abigail, i called your dad :)
this is a journey to abigail. it takes us to the land of China. there has never been any question that she is our daughter because God spoke through something as simple, and yet as miraculous, as a mist.
