Last fall, when I felt in my soul that we had the okay from God to proceed with adopting our first baby, I had this deep sense that our adoption journey was going to be, for me, about more than becoming a mother. Adopting was going to be about community, too. About learning how to live in community, about reaching out to community, about becoming community. I have written before that I struggle in this area. I don't know exactly how to explain that feeling in my gut, but I knew from the very beginning that God was inviting me not only to trust in His provision, but to trust the people he had put in our lives. I felt the Holy Spirit nudge me, saying, "Embrace true friendships, be vulnerable, share honestly, receive help, express doubts and disappointments, celebrate moments and milestones, invite others to pray, welcome friends to walk with you".
In light of this, I had an idea from the moment we began our adoption: When our Dossier is finally complete I totally want to celebrate! I might even need to celebrate. I might even need someone to be my accountability partner in this, because I am the worst at celebrating. I always chicken out and just stay home in my sweats eating Sour Patch Kids and watching Mario Lopez cheese it up on Extra. LAME.
Mailing in our completed Dossier means all of our hard work is essentially done; all of the months of writing, typing, signing, gathering, copying and notarizing are finished! Can you empathize with me on the need to top off that accomplishment with some serious partying?! Feel free to poke, pester, plead and prod me to party when the Dossier is finally shipped off (Oh, and you will know without a doubt when that glorious day arrives. You will find me shouting from the roof top).
I don't know what we'll do, but the Manns need to mark this much anticipated milestone with some joyous, delicious, festive shin-dig! I am open to suggestions and I want you to come! Maybe a party at our house?Not likely. I don't have time to clean my house these days. Maybe a dinner date at Bentley's or Boons or at Bridgeport? Now, that's more like it. What do you think we should do!? And, would you celebrate with us?
4 comments:
YES!! I would and want to and desperately wish I could come celebrate with you!!! Please, please, please tell me what you decide to do and when you are there, imagine me there with you with a huge supportive smile on my face. Love you!
this is a very, very good post! you must have written it before you got that letter, right?! crazy timing! i am shouting from the rooftops with you friend! we will continue to pray that fatty comes quickly :) and if you have a group celebration i would love to do the food and drinks! and ill bring fairy lights because those always make things better. love you!
So far: PF Chang's with my man the day we shipped off our Dossier. Lunch at Wild Pear the next day with Paula (her treat!). A mani/pedi appointment scheduled for next Monday.
Still contemplating an open invitation Boon's happy hour or something to celebrate the day we are officially on the Wait List!
-Just found your blog through hopping around. We are another Dove family, and just received our referral two weeks ago. Feel free to to visit my blog as well! Good luck!
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