It's Fall Ya'll!!!

I'm sorry I haven't posted in the last few days. There really has been no news. But, hey, no news is good news, right?? LOL!!!! I have been busy getting snacks bought for the trip, and working on finding suitcases, going through clothes. My mother came over again this weekend...(yay!!)...and we went through rubbermaids of clothes that have been in the attic for years now. We have been saving both boys and girls clothes just in case we got a boy. Clearly we know that's not going to happen, so we are able to get rid of lots of boy clothes. While going through the containers, I found a good bit of Madison's clothes from when she was 1 and 2. Some of my all time favorites were in there too. I was so thankful to find them, and I can't wait to see Jillian wear them. I really thought they were long gone. I got so nostalgic looking through all those clothes. Some of the clothes I had saved were from when my 11 yr. old was a baby. I know he's not old by any stretch of the imagination, but it really does seem like yesterday when he was wearing these little outfits. Now he's in middle school...when did that happen???? I know this wait is seeming like forever, but time truly does go by fast. I know we will blink, and we will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary with Jillian. My children are so ready to see her....to have her here. Madison started asking me last night about Jillian's life in the orphanage. I could tell she was getting a little emotional, but I really didn't know how much she had thought about this. She started telling me how she had wondered what it would be like to not have any parents at all, and then she just broke down crying. I know there is alot going on in her little mind right now. School is harder than expected this year, we are leaving for 2 weeks and she is now seeing the suitcases, and baby clothes are finally being bought. But, I really think she was heartbroken. The Lord has given her a gift of compassion, of which I am so thankful. She'll probably end up with a house full of pound puppies, and her heart will break for children and people that are the 'have nots'. The Lord has really worked on her heart the last year or two. I can tell He is pouring His spirit into her. For really, this is what He has called us to...I am surely not the only one being affected by this adoption. There really is no telling how many lives will be touched by Jillian's life.