Moving Along

My heart skipped a beat yesterday afternoon. I was driving home with the kids when my phone rang. The call was from Heartsent, our adoption agency. I almost ran off the road trying to answer it, but remained calm when I said hello. Jill, our adoption worker, said hello and began asking how our family was doing. I'm thinking, "we don't have time for all this small talk...are you calling to tell me we can travel?" Finally, Jill got around to telling me why she was calling. Cathwel, the orphanage in Taipei, emailed her asking for more photos of Heather and I and of our entire family. She said they asked for the photos because they wanted to show them to Eli and prepare him for the adoption. I asked if that meant we were almost ready to travel or if they gave us any indication of the time frame for travel. Jill said there was no way of knowing, but it did mean that our case was moving along and the orphanage is making plans to place Eli into our care. At this point, any information that we receive is great news. We have not heard a word since November and the waiting has become very difficult. Just knowing that they orphanage workers care enough to prepare Eli for his new family gave us great comfort about his current care. Please continue to pray for Eli, his caregivers, and the adoption process.