TRAVEL CALL

Raleigh and I decided to go to the beach for a couple of days earlier this week to get our minds off of the wait for our travel call. We were hoping to hear something Monday. No news. We were hoping to hear something Tuesday. No news. Wednesday I texted my friend Karen and told her that if we didn't hear anything, I was going to email our social worker since it had been one week since his Visa Interview. After getting down to the beach Wednesday morning, I took a little walk by myself and pleaded with the Lord to please bring our travel call that day. I really didn't think I could take another day of not knowing when Beau would be home.

When I got back to our beach chairs, I noticed that I had 2 missed calls. One from Bethany (our adoption agency) and one from Raleigh. I called Raleigh first and asked him if he had talked to Bethany. He said that he hadn't and told me I should call them. (Even though Raleigh came to the beach, he had to stay inside the condo and work.) I listened to the voicemail that our social worker had left and it just said to call her. So, I called our agency and asked to speak with our social worker. She picked up and also the director of the agency was on the phone too. They asked if I knew why they were calling, and I said, "I hope so."

They said that Beau was coming home!!!!!!! Beau is arriving home Thursday, July 28th at 3:44 in the afternoon. He is being escorted to the Atlanta airport. We are overwhelmed with joy. There really are no words to describe how we are feeling right now. I cannot wait to see my baby boy for the first time! I have studied the pictures we have of him. I wonder if he will look the same as he does in his last picture that we received in May? We know he weighs about 18 pounds. How will that feel in my arms? Has he had a haircut since his last picture or will it look the same? What will he be wearing? Will he be scared? Will he be awake or asleep?

Oh, the joy of seeing Beau for the first time!

~We applied to work with our agency's Korea program on October 4, 2008.
~We were placed on a waiting list.
~In February of 2009, we made our agency's annual "quota" and were allowed to begin working on our home study.
~We were HSTK July 30, 2009.
~After 18+ months of waiting for a referral, we saw our son's sweet face on February 4th, 2011 on a waiting child email from our agency.
~We officially became his parents on February 18, 2011.
~And now Beau will be coming home on Thursday, July 28th!!!!!!

The Lord has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes. Psalm 118:23