The app is in and other thoughts...

Wow, last night was a late night. I didn't expect to be posting to the blog again so soon, yet here we are. Last night was alot of form review, tax return stuff, photo stuff, and process thinking. Michelle and I have applied with a local agency that specializes in international adoptions. As it turns out, they have two sisters from eastern Europe that are in waiting, ages 5 and 7...just under our boys' age. On that note...

We broke the news to the boys last week that we were going to adopt. We've kinda leaned them that way for a while just to feel them out. Our boys rock out loud! They are enthused to share their world with others. Makes me proud to be their dad. Our oldest is quite compassionate and has a good sense of this being the right thing to do, and our youngest looks forward to being a big brother. They are both going to make superb big brothers!

I have to say that so far, the challenge is to know that we can plan for alot of stuff, but so many of our decisions are going to rely on faith. It's tough not to look at a photolisting or description and not want to help every kid you come across, and in the light of that, have a firm understanding of the line between being realistic and compassionate; between knowing your limitations and stepping out on faith.

I'm at odds from time to time trying to understand that though others have done really big things (build orphanages, create trust funds for adoptees, etc.) that seem to make a huge impact, the 'really big thing' that Michelle and I are undertaking is truly just as big, simply because we are part of the body, and that we were made for this time and this moment, to make an impact in this way, for a bigger reason that we may never understand this side of heaven.

I'm glad even to have the opportunity.