The return address is the Department of Homeland Security and the only place it says I-171H is down in the bottom right hand corner. The rest of the form does, however, say that we are approved for one female child between 4 and 7 years old!!!!!!
We have already made copies and sent or dossier to America World. They will receive it tomorrow, check it over and FedEx it to Ethiopia next Friday! I told Michael that I felt like I was handing my child over to the people at FedEx. It was more of a mix of emotion than I expected. This has definitely been a labor of love. I know God will never take His hands off of it as it makes it's way to Ethiopia and ultimately leads to the match of our Little Girl.
Right now, as I type this, it is almost 3:00 AM in Addis Ababa. When our Little Girl wakes up it will be Christmas or Ganna. Gift giving is a very small part of the celebration in Ethiopia, but tomorrow the children in the orphanages and transition homes related to AWAA will each receive a small gift from the families that are there now for court. LG could be one of these children.
Tomorrow I will go to work and have a "normal" day, but my heart will celebrate the birth of Christ with my daughter!
Woo-hoo! Happy dance! I'm celebrating with you, my friend!
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