One Year Ago Today We Saw Their File...

and we knew that we had just been given a blessing that we had waited so long for.  It was our third and final visit to the SDA.  Our first visit in July we found out that Peyton was not yet available and wouldn't be for several months.  Our second visit 2 days later, we found out that Caleb would be available soon and so we came back to the SDA on this day one year ago. 

I still get emotional when I remember that day.  We had waited oh so long and not even the pouring down rain was going to stop us on the 20 minute walk to our appointment. I knew in my heart that God had this and we were going to see the children that He had already chosen to be ours.

As we sat there in that room at the SDA it was so surreal.  We were soaked from head to toe and the rain was still coming down as we looked out the window.  This was our fifth time to be in that room (two times from our previous attempt at adoption in 2010) and all the technicalities and hoops you jump through were thrown out the window.  They had Peyton and Caleb's files ready for us to see and then they asked if we wanted to see any other files?  No, not a chance!  And let me tell you, at that moment the rain stopped and the sun was shining bright through that window that just a few minutes earlier had rain beating against it.  I remember thinking, thank you God for showing me you got this. 

(I will be writing more about our adventure in the days ahead.)

~Tina