November

Believe it or not, I've been meaning to blog for the past week! Finally, I had a moment to put down my thoughts.

I've been looking forward to November coming and now, all of a sudden, we're into the second week already! This means it's that much closer to the end of Nov. which bring us to referral time! I can hardly wait to start hearing of referrals again...even if it's not ours. It's been so quiet for the past few months (no referrals since May) and I'm anxious to hear of kids being joined with their forever families.

November is also Adoption Awareness Month. In fact, this weekend Ian and I are participating in the first ever SaskAdopt Walk. We have a team of families from South Africa and I'm looking forward to visiting with these great families again and walking for a great cause.

November also brings "No Shave November" at work (for Ian...not me). He suggested the other day that maybe he should keep it growing until we get a referral. I politely told him that would not be the best idea. At the rate his facial grows, I might be able to braid it by the end and I'm pretty sure that neither of us would be too pumped about that!

The other day I was reading a fellow waiting family's blog and this video brought me to tears. I just had to post it (Shanie, I hope you don't mind). I often wonder what that moment will be like when we meet our child. We're definitely awaiting it with great anticipation! After watching this video, it confirmed again for me that adoption is God's plan and that Ian and I feel called to grow our family in this way. My heart is already full of love for our baby.

So, if you're anything like me, I would suggest you grab the nearest box of tissues and enjoy this family's story.