Surprise!!

Wednesday November 14th, 2007 started off just like any other day. We were up early and off to school by 9:30am. I ran errands and back to school at 12:30 to pick Josiah up. We spent the afternoon doing lazy activities because I have had the flu all week and have been just dragging myself around. After dinner I decide to stay home and send the boys to church by themselves.

After they left I curled up on the couch with a magazine for the evening. Not long after that the phone rang and it was our case worker from Adoption Assistance. She said that she had a preliminary referral for us. A 4 month old little girl. She wanted to know if we would be interested in reviewing her information since she was considered a special needs child. Yoojin has some medical issues that we had to consider. I called Greg at church and told him everything I knew and we agreed that we would have a couple of physicians look at the information to help us understand the extent of her medical needs.

The last few days we have spent researching, talking to doctors and praying - a lot. We have talked with family and with some close friends and have received wise counsel. On Friday night we decided that this is our little girl and we are going to accept her referral. Nothing is official yet. We have to wait for the formal packet of information to come and then we will begin the paper chase. We have no idea when we will be able to travel to Korea to get her, but hopefully we will know more when we meet with our case worker and we sign all our paperwork.

Wow! What a surprise! I really didn't think it was possible that would have a little girl and surly didn't think it would be this soon. We have no names picked out and will let you know when we do. Her middle name will be Yoojin so for now that is what we will call her. Please pray with us that her health would be stable and that we would be able to travel soon to bring her home.

Now for a fun Josiah story:

Josiah has been telling us for several months now that he wants a brother. He and I were driving in the car on Friday and I asked him how he felt about getting a sister. This is the conversation that followed:

M: Josiah how would you like a sister instead of a brother?

J: No girls allowed. I don't like girls.

M: But Mommy is a girl

J: I like Mommy, but we need 3 boys and only one girl. Daddy and Josiah need a brother. Maybe we should get 2. A brother for Daddy and Josiah and a sister for Mommy.

M: I don't think that is going to happen. God decides these things. We don't get to choose.

J: (slight pause in conversation) Oh!

Then I hear him talking but can't make out what he is saying

M: What is that sweetheart?

J: I am not talking to you, I'm talking to God. God please, please, please can we have 2. (pause again). Yes, Mommy He says yes. Did you hear it?

When we showed Josiah the picture on Friday night and asked him what he thought of this little girl. He kissed the picture and hugged her and said, "I love her !" He has been carrying her picture around with him ever since and is apparently OK with a sister.