Friday, February 25, 2011

Here we go!!!

We are so excited to announce that the Runner family is expanding!  Nope, we are not pregnant.....We are going to adopt! How exciting is that?  I will tell you now that it is about to get crazy for this ol' gal...cause I am doing something that I never dreamed....we are going to Ethiopia.....wowza....

yep, I said Ethiopia.  I have studied and researched this country for over a year....I have looked at the innocent faces, I have prayed faithfully for God to guide us in this.  I feel like this is what Eric and I are called to do. I am excited and completely and totally terrified.....I feel alot like I did when I found out that I was pregnant with my first baby.

We have requested a girl between the age of 2-4.  I pray for her daily.   I worry about her.  I think about what she is going to look like.  I wonder what she is going to be when she grows up.  I pray that we will be the parents that she needs.....see it is just like when you peed on that lil' stick and it said, 'YOU ARE PREGNANT'.

In my prayers I also pray for her health, her comfort and the hands of her caregivers. I pray that she is being cared for and loved. I pray that her basic needs are being met.  I pray that she knows that she is loved. 

We are very early in this whole process and I am just taking it step by step but I can tell you that although I may not be carrying this child in my womb she is most certainly in my heart.  I hope this lil' blog will provide our family a reference point as we go down this road together. I  hope you will join us.