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So, we had our new court date on July 31, and all we were told was we are postponed until August 17. Third time's a charm, right? I hope so! My guess is the letter we were missing from MOWA was still not ready, but I really am not sure. There is another family who also has an August 17 date, so please be praying that we both pass and get to travel together!
All of this waiting is getting so hard, but I am learning to trust God's timing more than ever right now. Michael has been having kidney stone problems for the past 3 weeks, and he ended up having to have a laser lithotripsy yesterday. He is in bed until Friday, doctor's orders! And we initially were hoping to be in Ethiopia right now (if we passed court the first time)...how crazy would that have been if all this was happening? Michael surely wouldn't have been able to come to pick up our baby! So, even though it is hard to understand why sometimes, in the end God's timing is totally better than mine ;) It is still hard to sit here and wait, but I know that Olive is being taken care of really well. The families we thought we would travel with at first are in Et. right now, and have promised to love on Olive and take pictures for us, so I can't wait to get those! And we just got some pictures from another mom that just got home, so besides the second failed attempt at court, and Michael's surgery, it has been a good week!
And, I am finally feeling the "nesting urge". Olive's room isn't even close to being ready, but I haven't been wanting to do it until now! I have been washing her clothes, now it's time to start on the room...right now it is full of donations and stuff I need to pack for our trip (when it's time)...it's going to be a big job, but I think I'm ready to finally start!