We Are Here!

After a long day of traveling, we finally arrived to our destination. We are overwhelmed with the love and encouragement we have received through texts, Facebook, email, and phone calls. It definitely helped make the trip go by faster. :-)

Some of you may not even be aware that we are already in Florida. Everything has happened so quickly that we haven't been able to keep the blog updated. Before I give an update on everything going on, I need to share some important things. When we got here we were able to have a great conversation with one of the caseworkers from the agency in FL. We are actually staying in an apt under her house. It's a HUGE blessing and very comfortable. She gave us some advice (that I wish I had known a lot sooner), but nonetheless, I am going to take her advice from here on out. The main thing is making sure that any communication I share via the internet be very general. There are details in this situation that should not be public knowledge. I have not shared any of these details, but I have mentioned the BM name and I mentioned where exactly we were headed. I have gone back and edited our blog as well as deleted some of the posts on FB that mentioned any of this information. My heart's desire has been to honor her and the courageous spirit she has. I NEVER want to disrespect her or the process. This is all so new to us and sometimes the excitement of it all gets the best of me. The hard part is that I know we have SO MANY people who have joined us in this journey and I want everyone to know every detail of what God is doing! It's ALL for His glory! From here on out I will only refer to her as the BM and I will not be mentioning anything about where we are. Please respect us (and especially the BM) by not posting anything that includes her name if you know it or the city we are in. I hope this makes sense to everyone.

So, here's a quick synopsis of the past week...
- MONDAY we had a wonderful conference call with our agency and the agency in FL. We found out a lot of details and were very excited. Very nervous...but extremely excited.
- TUESDAY: bought a car seat and stroller in faith that we were going to need it this week
- WEDNESDAY afternoon I got a call at school saying that things were progressing a little bit with the BM and she requested we be here for the baby's birth. We were shocked. Last we had heard we were going to have to wait 24 hours after he was born before we were even going to get the call to come down. Now she wanted us to be here for the birth. We were so overwhelmed! Within a few hours we packed, made arrangements for the girls, said goodbye to the girls and family, and headed down the road.
-TODAY: The plan was for the BM to be induced and we would be here. It looks like it's going to be postponed until tomorrow morning. We are settling in for the night and going to try and get some rest.

It's been a whirlwind past two days. However, according to the caseworker here, the next 48 hours might be even more crazy. The main reason is because there are so many unknowns. We will try to update on FB when the baby is born but we will not be allowed to post any pictures or any details about him. I know this is going to be so hard for so many people, but it's just another way we can honor the BM and follow the recommendations of the agency here in FL. As soon as I get the green light to post things...I promise I will.

We covet your prayers over the next 48 hours. We still have an amazing peace and we know God's hand is in every detail. We can rest assured that there are NO unknowns to the Lord. He has orchestrated every detail and that alone gives us peace. I'm not superhuman though. I know that I am going to need His strength to walk me through the next couple of days. I may even need His strength to get some sleep tonight. :)

Thank you for the outpouring of love you have shown us. You are a huge part of this journey and we are blessed you have joined us. Our prayer is that you will feel the love of Jesus through all of this just as we have. He is worthy of our praises!!!!

Good night! Check FB tomorrow...I'll try to keep you posted. LOVE YOU ALL!!!!