We're going to meet the girls!

The last week has been a crazy blur!

On November 21st, we were asked to travel to Haiti from December 2 - 16th. We had conferences we couldn't get out of, so we asked if we could arrive in Haiti a few days later. It was confirmed on November 22nd that we could book our tickets for December 7th.

I can't believe I am actually going to Haiti to meet Naldje and Melissa. Can't believe it. Here I am writing the blog I've been waiting to write for years.

We are headed to Haiti to meet our beautiful daughters. We are the parents of 6 kids. We have 3 boys and 3 girls. This isn't a dream.

We have exactly 8 days (we need to be done before the conference starts) to book our flights, pack for Haiti, wrap up our year end stuff at the Ranch (that sounded way easier than it is), and get ready for Christmas. Thank God I'm an adrenaline junky.  I can do this!!!

I haven't bought anything for the girls yet. Not one dress or pair of shoes. I couldn't let my heart hope that much. But now I'm standing here like a big dumby with nothing to take over for them. What person in their right mind goes to Haiti to meet their kids without at least a suitcase of stuff? So, with the help of family and friends, I've filled a suitcase with lotion, toothbrushes, cute dresses and hair ribbon and we're off in a little over a week.

Pray for us! Our hearts will be all over the place in the next few weeks. The anticipation before we go is huge, our joy will be overwhelming while we are with the girls, and I can only imagine how sad I'll be when we leave for home without them. Pray for the girls!  They're little hearts will be on a roller coaster too.

I hope to be able to upload a picture or two while we're in Haiti, but there isn't reliable wifi at the creche, so we'll see. You can rest assured that the photos will be off the charts once we're home. I'll comfort myself with blog posts.

This is the exciting stuff!