My First Blog Post

So I am finally posting something on this blog.  Time seems to go by so quickly and I feel like I am spinning wheels most of the time.  But for my daughter's sake, and for her to know our journey to finally bring her home, I thought I better put a priority on this.  We are currently waiting for our Article 5.   Praise God for speeding things up.  It took over 4 months for our LOA, so I feel totally behind in the process.  I only had one hope when to travel and that was before her 5th birthday on July 18, which she shares with her Grandpa Douglas who is up in heaven.  If everything continues as this pace, we will either just make it in time or be a week late.  Only God knows for sure when we will finally be able to show her how much we love her and how long we waited for her.  We have wanted another child for 6 years now, since our biological son was less than a year old.   I had always hoped for more than one child since I came from a family of 6 children and am so grateful for my siblings.  They make my life so much better, since both of my parents are in heaven.  I feel like an orphan myself, although nothing that compares to being an orphan at birth.  At least I know the love of a parent and the protection and knowledge they provide in addition to so many other things.  I hope to give that all to our dear Millicent.   There are so many people that love her already that are strangers to her.  May God give her the courage to embrace and trust all of us with her heart. At least now I feel I can count down in weeks until we travel.  I'm getting excited and anxious all at the same time.  So much to do...........