Our adoption was finalized on Thursday, November 6th at 8:40am, in the Pulaski County Court. We've been a family for awhile now, and this was simply the day we became "official." After several years of pursuing this day, this calling, we were not super crazy emotional, just relieved and thankful. The real miracle was that all the paperwork was signed, sealed and delivered where we were and on the right day!
It was such a joy to have Grandma and Grandpa there, of course, they've been there for the births of all our kids! Mimi and Gramps were there, and Rhea Lana too. What a room FULL of love for these children, for our family. Not everyone at the Juvenile Court building was there for adoptions, and we were the loudest group in the waiting room, for sure. But, you only get one ADOPTION day, and even I wasn't uptight with the noise or the size of our group.
We took in a little CFA after our court appearance, then went directly to the office of vital records for new birth certificates, with Richard and I listed as the parents, and their full names on them. The girls went back to school when we got home...imagine that they wanted to! Cameron opted to stay home with Grandma and Grandpa and got some good grandson attention while we processed the morning events.
I had been convicted in the last few weeks that this day shouldn't be the best day of our kids lives. The day they are adopted by Jesus should be the best day of their lives. I am thankful that they both are so open to the wonders of creation and God's Word, and I pray that they want the hope of Jesus in their lives very soon. It's not enough that they are adopted here on earth, they MUST be adopted by Him as heirs in the eternal kingdom.
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