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In the wake of Mother’s Day, I am feeling reminiscent and grateful. I debated whether I should share this particular story with you as it details the growth of our family from two to three. Every time I doubt whether I should share it, I’m left with a question – What if our story could help someone on their own journey? What if it could it could bring peace of mind to a family who is worried about the little details of travel? Or could help someone avoid the mistakes I made? Or is considering adoption for the first time? Or ultimately… what if our story could somehow help one of the fatherless find their way home? For those reasons, I share.
I will be posting daily, just as we did in Thailand as we went to meet our son for the first time.
This story begins on November 9, 2013.
I am sitting in an airport in Hong Kong and it still isn’t sinking in – the purpose that we are here for. I’m in Asia. Asia! Other side of the world after a 15 hour flight, Asia. Everything is going smoothly thus far. The roughest parts of the day were saying goodbye to my house, our bunny, and family before we left. I literally cried in the shower, cried when I saw Skip, cried as I read so many of your encouraging notes. I was an emotional basketcase. Thankfully, that waned as the day went on, and I am doing much better now. So excited for this crazy adventure that we are now officially on! We were able to watch a few movies on the plane, but the majority of my time was spent sleeping and I am so very thankful for that. Somewhere in there we lost 13 hours, so we will see how that plays out in our bodies and minds as the week progresses. The biggest hiccup of the trip thus far was my packing job. We brought two bags to check, two carry ons, two personal items. Apparently, there are weight restrictions on all of the above. They were very gracious and let us through after we gave them a sob story about spending literally 1 1/2 hours packing our camera bag and not wanting to part with it. Not entirely sure what we will do on the way home yet, but I wish I would have packed one more bag to check rather than cram it into the ones we came with. Ah well. Cathay Pacific is a GREAT flying experience with great food, super friendly people, and lots of little extras that make a long flight a little more comfortable.
Aaron and I are still having a hard time believing it is all true, even after that flight and landing in Hong Kong. It feels like we are going on a vacation more than traveling to become a family. Not sure exactly when it will all sink in, but we are so thankful to finally be here! Just about a week away from meeting the boy that we have called “son” for over a year now. In about 5 hours, our feet will stand on the land that is his home. Unbelieveable, surreal, calm, and thankful (with a little bit of sleepy thrown in)… the current emotional state.
Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement! Please keep them coming! Praise God for the peace that we have felt on this trip, the clarity of mind we have had thus far, my nerves have been settled, safety in travel, and as far as I know, we didn’t forget anything. 🙂
