Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Countdown Begins

.....9 DAYS and we will be leaving to meet our son! I can't even believe it actually. It seems like this process has taken forever, but then other times it seems like just yesterday we committed to adopting him. What a roller coaster of emotions it has been. I am posting something written by my friends Chris and Mary Malone before they went to meet their boys and it touched me so much that I wanted to post it here before our trip!!!


10 Days Away...and I'm wondering...
I wonder...when it was 10 days before I met God and He adopted me, was HE this excited?

I wonder if His stomach did flips and He got tears in His eyes when He thought about holding me for the first time.

I wonder if His heart ached when He thought about my life without Him as my Daddy.

I wonder if it grieved Him to know that I was living as an orphan and had no hope of a future without Him.

I wonder if He was as okay with paying my ransom as I am with paying our boys'.

I wonder if, for Him, there was no cost too high, no sacrifice too great.I wonder...

by Chris and Mary Malone

8 comments:

Lydia said...

Wonderful post!!! Can't wait to hear more about your journey! We are excited about bringing Tori home!

Lund7 said...

Great post! The time will be here before you know it! I bet it's hard to wait!!

Amy said...

I LOVE that. Thank you for sharing it again. I just can't read it without crying!!!

orphans4me said...

So exciting and I loved re-reading the Malones's post.
Joy,RR

I hope I'm on your invite list???

Mommy to those Special Ks said...

OH I am SOOOOO excited for you! Love the poem from the Malone's! It gave me chills!

Terri said...

YAY! I am SO excited for you guys. Such a long waiting process it's been. Thoughts & Prayers.

Unknown said...

Great Poem!!!

alicia said...

thank you for the invitation, im thrilled to be witness and be blessed with your adoption journey,