I'm holding my breath as I write this. How is it possible that we are almost to the end of this chapter of our story? Paperwork, fast forwarding, a different path, a name, and now - it is here. On September 4th, the courts will hopefully recognize the story of our...
Adoption
Adoption Update – Part 13
Sweet Riley. He has become my shadow. (Even waking up in the middle of the night to come be by our sides). I pray that I am thankful for those blessings and interruptions and never take for granted this little one that has come into our life. Brian found a little...
Riley’s Adoption Fundraiser Update
Friends! You raised $400 for Riley's adoption! Guess what?! The invoice we just received for having a second lawyer added to Riley's case (due to legal circumstances) was $375.00! You are such a blessing. Thank you! I've told you about my friend, Marissa. She is...
Adoption Update – Part 12 – We have a date!
We have a date. We have a date! We have a DATE! On September 4th, Riley will become an Eschbach. When I first received the letter from the court with the date, I was disappointed that it seemed so far away. Then, I felt guilty for not sharing the date right away. I...
Adoption – Update Part Eleven
Last summer dear friends came to visit. Riley had just started living with us permanently. We had passed the first month where all seemed happy and perfect. Slowly, he began to reject me. He would run to Brian, Julia, and Nate and he would bite me. As we sat in the...
Adoption – Other Mothers
This is a quote from my dear friend, Lylah, at The Simple Farm about one of her new baby goats: This is baby Ava. Storm took her in when her own mama Karrie rejected her because of three boys and a very hard delivery. She's become Storms. Life has it that way...
Adoption Update – Masterpieces take time
Tonight's phone call was to tell us that all adoption paperwork has been completed and the final petition will be filed with the courts on Monday. A huge weight has been lifted. I feel like I could sleep for days. So many times, I wanted to write here and ask for...
Riley’s Birthday
Today, Riley turned three! This is such a precious time. Yesterday, we celebrated at the train park with friends and family. New family, neighbors, friends from MOPS, friends from work - past and present, blogging friends, and church friends... It was so special to be...
Adoption – Update Part Ten – The first Year!
Dearest Riley, One year ago today, I learned your story. That very moment I raced home to daddy and told him about you. Without hesitation, he looked at me and we agreed to do whatever we could for you. But it wasn't us who did the rescuing. Do you know how much I...
Adoption – Update Part Nine
Riley has been with us, staying in our home, nine months today! He brings so much joy to our home and our family. I think he learns new words every day. My favorite words right now are: "bak-set-ball" for basketball "na-dan" for Nathan (what he calls Nate) all chips...