The first time we Skyped for an hour and it was so surreal. I couldn't believe we were finally talking. IT WAS SO WONDERFUL.
The next time we talked we Skyped for 2 1/2 hours! It was so fun. I feel like we are getting to know our girl. We can't wait to have our daughter home with us. She told us she has been happy since March 15th when her social worker told her we were adopting her. She said she can't wait for us to come get her. We know this is the honeymoon phase, but we can't help being so encouraged by her words and we can't help but be head over heels in love with her!
Our meeting day is scheduled for May 6th, the day before her birthday! I am thrilled that we finally have a meeting day! We also purchased our plane tickets! It is getting really close now. All of us are so excited, including the girls.
God is really showing us so much of Himself through this process. More than I could describe if we could sit down and have a 3 hour coffee date where I tried to explain it all. He is confirming through so many things that Melissa was always meant to be adopted by us. She was chosen from the beginning of time, like our bio daughters, to be ours.
Sometimes I worry about her doubting our love for her, or that we will really come get her, that we will not harm her, and that we won't abandon her but we will always be there for her! I want her to believe! I think about my relationship with God and how so often I doubt His love for me, that He is my safest place even when things seem really scary. Sometimes I even doubt that he wants the best for me, but He wants me to believe and trust His Word. That He is good. I am so thankful for His kindness and patience with me and with all of His children.
This has all been such a blessing, and I will leave you with this..those who know us, especially who know Jeff, will understand the significance of this, the word Meli means honey, and the name Melissa means honey bee. God is so sweet.
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