A Conversation with God

Dear Victoria,

Happy World Down syndrome Day!!! Yes little girl, we celebrate Down syndrome in this family! (Check out your sisters blog to see what we did) Why?, because we have the inside scoop. We know something that most of this world does not understand. Down syndrome IS something to be celebrated. It has changed our lives for the better and we would never want to go back to before Kaelyn introduced us to this beautiful world.

This morning Kaelyn and Bryn got to spend the morning with Grandma Amy while I ran up to the capitol to get the documents for our dossier apostilled. We should get them back next week and then they will be sent to your country to be translated into your language! YAY, this is a big step. Then they will be turned into your country so we are registered and show that we meet their requirements to adopt you.

So while I was driving this morning I was thinking about what I wanted to tell you and this story came to my mind. In those early days back in December when all these thoughts about adopting a little girl with Down syndrome came into my life I asked a lot of questions. At times it felt like I was having a conversation with Heavenly Father, because each question was quickly answered in my mind. Answers that I know came from Him. One of those questions was "What if its hard having two small children with Down syndrome, not only that but eventually two adult children with Down syndrome?" The answer I got wasn't "It's won't be hard". It wasn't "It will be hard" either. It was simply just, "In the grand scheme of things this earthly life is just a blink of an eye in comparison to eternity. So even if its hard it will be worth it and you can do it." I believe it, it may be hard at times, but I also know that it will be awesome too! Any kind of change takes adjusting to, and we say bring it on. Thats what life is all about, learning and growing. The best part is knowing that we have Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ to help us. With them we can do anything!

In other news, we've got an exciting fundraiser to share soon, so stay tuned.

Love Mommy