More Red Tape

I am reading a really good book and I came across a quote that stuck with me the other day.

“There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.
There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled.
You feel it, don’t you?”
-Rumi-

Reading this made me think of my desire to become a parent.

Today was a bit of an emotionally draining day as we have just learned that there will be some changes to court procedures in Ethiopia which will effectively add more red tape to the process and make it even longer. My hope is that these new procedures work to better protect the children, but my worry is that things will move very slowly and children will end up living a greater portion of their early life in an orphanage or transition home.

It’s a funny thing trying to answer the questions family and friends have about “when will you have your little one home?” We try to give our best answer and estimate but I think the most accurate response is that we have no clue. Trying to open up your heart to the idea of becoming a parent with all of the preparation, research, reading and emotional commitment there is involved in that, is a very difficult thing when there is so much uncertainty as well. Ah...deep breath...and so our journey continues.