The day we have all been waiting for...

Tomorrow, at 3:30pm our little man will officially become part of our family and take on our last name at our local courthouse in front of a judge and friends and family. We have been waiting for this day for forever it seems. K will be 2 years, 8 months, and 1 day when this all happens! Can we just say, "it's about time???"

Actually having this court date tomorrow was sort of a miracle in itself. We weren't expecting to have a court date for at least several more weeks, but K had a routine court date set for Friday where DHS would update the judge about his case and let them know where they were at with the adoption process. I got a call from our CASA worker (the child advocate) and she asked me where we were in the process. I told her we were just waiting for a court date and she exclaimed that we ALREADY had a court date and why couldn't the judge just sign the papers right there? I didn't even know that was an option, but before I could even ask about it, the CASA said she would email the judge, set up a ceremony and drive to the lawyers office (an hour away) and pick up all the necessary paper work! I was overwhelmed by her kindness and she just blew it off saying, "well this just needs to get done, that's all there is to it!" She is so humble that way, but she has been one of our biggest friends and advocates all through out this process.

I couldn't hide my excitement and smiling face, so I called and texted all my dear friends and family and told them the news! It all became set in stone yesterday and so tomorrow is the day!

This past two years has been crazy. An insane roller coaster ride. I won't lie, I wanted off many times, I lost faith many times, I had no trust in God some days and every day was a battle to not lose hope. I kept reminding myself that God had not brought K into our lives the same exact day that my nephew Brock was born just to let him leave. There were some rocky moments when I thought that we were going to lose K for forever. I couldn't bare it. My heart literally was sick just thinking about it. I remember one night, after we had gotten some bad news about his case, my husband and I were just sitting in our car in the church parking lot. Doubt was weighing very heavily on our hearts. We were scared to trust just to be let down. Jason's dad, our pastor, came out the car and knocked on the window. He knelt by the driver seat and said, "you can't stop trusting. Don't give up. You have to keep on believing." Tears streamed down our faces because we couldn't even grasp the idea of trusting at the moment. But I will never forget it and that moment stuck with me for forever.

And look how far God has brought us. Not only K, but a little sister for him and he is just the best big brother in the world. I literally cannot even fathom life without K. He has changed us. He has made us discover fierce love. He has given us faith, trust, hope, dreams, patience, and strong belief in a big God.

I will officially introduce K to you all tomorrow with his new name, but this video does give it away ;) Oh, and one more thing, to all my readers, thank you for praying for us along this journey. I am very grateful for every prayer that was sent up to heaven for both K and Norah. Thank you.