It is late Thursday night - we just had our last night out alone on a date for a long while. We went to dinner (pizza) and a movie (Bond, James Bond) now we are back at the guest house. We both took our Tylenol pm to assist a good nights sleep so we can be as fresh as possible for a long long really long day tomorrow.
First of all let me just say a huge Thank you! for all the support, help, thoughts, and prayers. We are reminded daily of all the people that love us without whom we could not imagine taking this huge leap of faith.
And second - thanks so much for the blog responses they have been a highlight of our trip. As first time bloggers we are really enjoying the interaction with out the limits of time or place.
As for little girl...
She was pretty sad today when we had our play time today after her foster mom left. While that is ultimately really good news becasue it means she has attached to her. We are fully expecting her to be one sad/mad cookie tomorrow on the plane. Tomorrow morning at 8:00/8:30 ish we have our blessing ceremony and they put in the van and send us off to Inchon Airport. That's like 4:00 or 5:00 Thursday evening for Minnesota. That would be a really good time to start praying - a lot.
We have been talking a lot about how sad and concerned we are to be taking this precious little person and tearing her from the family she loves and that love her. The whole adoption from a foster mother/family thing that has advantages feels a lot like a bad thing right about now.
It is a sad day for Korea as they will lose a wonderful little girl today. It is a wonderful day for America and our family as we gain this amazing little person. It is the tearing apart and rebuilding of her little heart that we have to concentrate on now.
I am pondering the irony that tomorrow will be the first day of our lives together as a family of four, it will be (probably) a difficult one for Ammi and her parents, and it will be the longest day of our lives, literally. A usual 24 hour day - plus a 14 hour time change equals a 38 hour day!
We miss Petra so much and can't wait to be home to see her.
Thank you, thank you, thank you - all.
Love Korea Causton contingent.
Maybe one more post tomorrow morning - maybe not.
13 comments:
We, too, are excited to meet your beautiful new daughter! And whether she is sad or not, the joy and peace she will received from your happy family is something no one can even imagine today! What a blessing and gift that God has chosen you to be Ammi's parents (and we will remind you of that when she's 12 and 15, Jeff)!
Ammi is blessed to become part of your family - and we will pray for safety and God's grace in your travels. We are anxious to welcome her to America!~Margie and Harlan
I have so enyoyes reading your blog and following your journey to get precious little Ammi! You truly have won the lottery! We will be praying for you, especially during your travels to bring Ammi home.
Mary Lauerman and family
Here you go! We'll be thinking about Ammi's scared little self (and your big scared selves, and Petra's way-excited slightly larger than a regular 4-year-old size self) all night long (since we're usually up anyway). Just think, by the time you are over the Pacific, the long day will already be over in Korea. Um, right? I'm never going to understand that.
I have nothing wise to say, except ee dee wha, balee balee! I love you all!
I can hardly type through the tears as I read your comments and can feel the happiness and pain in your hearts..We are sooo anxious for you to get home and become that beautiful family of four - plus Grands, Aunts,Uncles,Cousins. We all pray for safe travels and a calm and happy Ammi.
Love Grandma L & Grandpa J
See you on Gotcha Day....we are also anxious to see her and you and Petra and all ~ very soon!
Incredible blogging...I feel like I have lived your every day and every pepsi with ice!!!!
Wendy
Will you please keep writing when you get home? It's amazing to read about your experience (and I don't just mean the food and the movie, although those parts makes me slightly jealous...) and what you're thinking as you take this enormous leap. Plus, I feel like a celebrity, having been named in the blog. We are ready to be leaned on. :-)
Love you 4 so much,
Lee
Just found out about your adventures from Kyle. How wonderful! Our little one was also raised in a loving foster home so there was a LOT of grief. So hard. Know that we are praying for you and that better days lay ahead.
every blessing to you,
Dawn & Andrew Burnett
Kris and Jeff! I am so excited for you and your family! As I sit here on my computer, I am pretty sure you are preparing to leave Korea with little Ammi. I will be thinking of you this evening and am excited to hear about how all of your lives change and adapt as you expand to 4 people!
Jessie (Hosfield) K.
Wow you guys. I see (and feel) all the perspectives of what is happening for all the people involved. A little overwhelming and the only thing that comes to mind is that as hard as it is now we usually don't gain true perspective until after the fact or until some time has passed. That is usually when we realize how perfectly divine everything turned out, as if it were meant to be. So until that time there are many people thinking and praying for you both, Ammi, her foster family, and Petra!
Sending lots of hugs.
Love,
Kelly
You guys are great at this blogging thing. It's plenty emotional just reading the blog, I can't imagine living it! You guys will do great, and more importantly so will Petra and Ammi. We're praying for you.
Love, Stolzs
Visiting friends in New Jersey. Wendy sent me a message that she was going to meet you at the airport. I remember seeing Ammi picture on your refrig at the party. BEAUTIFUL! I am so excited and happy for your family. I laughed and cried reading your whole blog this morning. Lifting you in prayer. Lynne and Kurt Miller
Thank you for sharing your "journey to your daughter" with all of us. As an adoptive mom, my heart aches for you, as you celebrate, love, smile, cry, pray, and morn all at the same time. It was the best, scariest, hardest, most amazing day ever, and is such a precious part of our journey, I pray that you survive it all and arrive home safely as a Korean-American family of four. I cannot wait to see her little face, live and in person! It is so amazing to watch God's plans unfold in such wonderful ways. Here is to a truly blessed little girl, with an unbelievable family, and to a mommy, a daddy and a BIG sister that are receiving the blessing of Ammi!! -Sara Worre and Family
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