It was October of 2008 when we started this process. The process of growing our family through adoption. It began with a little girl named Root in Addis Abbaba. At this time the daughter that was ment to be ours was just two and had recently lost her mother. She was on the other side of the world from Addis and about to suffer more loss.
As we began the path of adoption in Ethiopia we found it detoured and brought us to Haiti two years latter. In that time the daughter ment to be ours had endured one of the most tragic national disasters to hit her country, and North America. She had lost her father in the quake and had been handed over to an orphanage by those she could call family. Such loss.
Today we begin traveling to her for the second time. Travel to change all of our lives. Travel down the path God has led us on. Travel to unite forever and bring her into our home, our lives. She has already made it into our hearts and I cannot imagine a differnt road to have traveled. We are in love with our girl and although the journey has not been what we expected or would have chosen, the best adventures are always ones that take unexpected turns.
Brenda Wilbee | January 23, 2014 at 4:24 PM
Godspeed, Heather and Dallas...