8 hours till our worlds are changed…..(a letter to Tahlia)

Sweet one, your daddy and I are up at 5am…pacing the rooms, laughing, and finding stuff to do….and mostly praying. You could say it’s jet lag, but really it is excitement, nerves, and anticipations to finally embrace you, the one we’ve have been praying for for so long. My heart feels so many emotions as we wait. All our worlds will be changed…..forever…. in one miraculous moment.
I am so thankful to finally be at this day, a day long awaited for. My heart is filled with inexpressible joy as I countdown the hours till we get you. Yet, I am filled with sadness and fear as I know your heart will immediately be broken as we uproot you from everything you have known in your short life….all that you percieve as safe and secure will be taken away.
It is my prayer that we will win your heart, sweet Tahlia. That you will look at our smiles, hear our gentle voices, accept our warm embrace and come to trust us. I pray you see us as a safe place for you to grieve. I pray that the Lord will slowly fill your sadness, ache and confusion with joy, wholeness and happiness as you come to know us and bond with us as “mommy, daddy and family”…and eventually come to realize and know the abundant love that God has lavished on you. He loves you so much,sweet one, and you are a gift. I can’t believe the Lord chose you to to be our daughter. We are in awe.
We promise to love you unconditionally and to point you to a love that will never disappoint….the love of your heavenly father. May our words comfort your heart, may our touch soothe your soul, may our arms be your secure warmth, and may daddy’s and siblings’ antics make you laugh uncontrollably;)…knowing that you are safe in our embrace, and loved with an everlasting love.