August 4th, 2015 @ 10:23 AM

That above date and time most definitely means something significant.

It was at 10:32 and August 4th that Carrie, our case worker, called us and told us that there is a birth mother who has placed us in her final two and would like to meet us.

I wrote a facebook update with a “what this means/what this doesn’t mean” because I felt it was important to let everyone know what was going on and also to help keep my excitement under control.

This does not mean that she has selected us and it does not mean that we will be placed with this child. It simply means we get to learn more about this mother and then meet her and begin to build a relationship.

It would be absolutely amazing to look back on this day in a few months (and years) and know this was the day we first heard about our child. But even if it is not … even if this birth mother does not select us, it is still an important day because of the crazy excitement and adrenaline rush of simply knowing it is possible.

Ever since turning in our home study packet we have been in “hurry up and wait” mode. We’ve filled our time with summer mission trips, activities, and fundraisers for the adoption but by and large we were simply waiting for something. Even if this doesn’t pan out, it is something. If nothing else it means that our profile book is being viewed.

We are of course very excited about this opportunity and appreciate your prayers.

Oh, and by the way … our yard sale at the end of July was very successful!