tender application

our dearest friends and family

i am writing today because we need you.

we really need you.

especially today at this very moment as my fingers strike the keys of my laptop.

i put the finishing strokes on our precious adoption application today.

i attached our little wallet size photo.

i carried the letter oh-so-gently...
being sure not to wrincle it's delicate corners, or smudge it's perfect crispness.

as i sealed it closed, my stomach completly turned upside down.

it hit me today that we are acctually starting the process we have been dreaming of for years.

i need you today.

please take a moment, oh dear friends and family

and pray for our sweet little girl.

we need you.

she needs you.

pray for her en-utero, as she may not be born yet, or maybe she is.

pray that she grows strong and is loved daily dispite her curcumstances.

pray for her birth-mom and caregivers.

pray that God blesses her sweet little life

pray that we will seek God for the impossible parts of this process and

pray that we will always remember how he provided for us when we look back on this time in our lives.

and please pray for my heart. i ache at the unknowing...i ache as i pray for her...i can hardly think about her without feeling great saddness as the entire process looms before me. but mostly, i ache because i love her so much.

thank you for reading this and lifting up our sweet little one, even though you haven't met her yet.

someday she can thank you in person :)