We were given our confirmed embassy date earlier today~ June 21st! We are so excited to have everything moving so quickly now! Only two weeks from tomorrow until our embassy appointment and by then we'll already have been with Mirtnesh several days!

It's hard to believe we're finally at this point. I cannot imagine what it will be like to finally have her with us and I've had almost 2 years to prepare for the addition of a child and since September to prepare specifically for Mirtnesh! I try to imagine what it will really be like to meet her and then have her given to us forever but it's just impossible.

All of our family and friends have been such a huge part of this journey and we feel so blessed by all of you. We give God ALL the glory for how He has provided for our financial needs and also our~ or at least my~ emotional needs! I have found God faithful in the hard times, such as our struggle with secondary infertility, but He has also been so faithful in the wonderful, yet exhuasting time of adopting.

It's crazy to think that a month from today we should be right back here~home~but Mirtnesh will be with us. All I can really say is...Finally!

You have given us so much of your time in prayers and support but please continue to pray us through to the end of this journey. We have much to do to prepare for this trip and a little anxiety about the actual transition of Mirtnesh into our care! I do worry about how she'll be feeling and that I won't be able to comfort her with words. I know it seems silly to start worrying now but it's so close to being real! Please pray for her and for us as we begin life as Mirtnesh's parents. Pray that we will be sensitive to how she may be feeling and that we'll be able to communicate our love and concern to her in a way she'll understand and acccept. Please also pray for traveling safety and safety while in Ethiopia. I still get nervous even though I've been so recently.

I was remembering that on the day we got home from the hospital with Gracie, I laid her down on her blanket and just started crying. She was fine, not crying at all, but I realized that I had no idea what to do with her next! I'm pretty sure I'm going to have that moment again, this time with a 5 year old! Please pray that God will remind me of His faithfulness when I get to that moment!