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It's Official

Well, folks, we finally have that piece of paper in hand we've been waiting on for months. Our foster parenting license arrived in the mail on Friday. We're a bit guarded in our enthusiasm considering it's been such a long, bumpy ride -- within a couple of months it will have been a YEAR since we started that process. Whew! We really weren't expecting it to take that long....sound familiar? We've also hit the two-year mark since beginning our journey to Noelle. Perhaps things will come a little easier for us this year than they have the past few. One can certainly hope. It's a new year, and it looks to be a BIG one on MANY fronts. So here's to 2008!!

P.S. I was reminded this past week of a wonderful, old African proverb: When you pray, move your feet.
Amen to that!
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Anonymous said…
YEAH!!!! So glad that has come through for you! Things are moving along now and before you know it, Noelle will be here and maybe one or two more?!?! I love you guys so much! Give yourself a big hug from me! See you soon, I hope!

rach
January 6, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Anonymous said…
Congratulations! My heart smiled when I read your latest post. Good things are headed your way...finally!

All the best,
Katherine Peel McEwen
January 7, 2008 at 1:12 PM
crazylady said…
I'm looking in my crystal ball and I see tired parents ahead :)
congratulations on the news and being a little baby step closer to Noelle.
January 12, 2008 at 5:34 PM
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