We have finally received medical clearance on both of our children and they are officially our referrals now. This means that we will now move down the path of setting a court date to appear before the Ethiopian government so they can assess if these children will indeed become our son and daughter.
We are planning on naming our baby girl "Hosanna Ruth" once she becomes legally our child. Hosanna means "Salvation has come!" and Ruth means "Faithful friend". Justin's maternal grandmother was named Ruth. We also really love the book of Ruth in the Bible and the redemptive themes it displays of our faithful God. Hosanna was found abandoned on the side of the road by a police officer at one week old. She is currently 4 weeks old and weighs about 6 pounds. We are so thankful for the ways that God has spared her life and connected hers with ours.
We intend on naming our baby boy "Tobias Justice". Tobias means "The Lord is good". We wanted his name to also reflect his daddy, so we decided on Justice because that is the meaning of Justin's name. Tobias was born as a result of rape to a very young teenage mother. He is currently about 6 weeks old.
Hosanna and Tobias are currently both in the same orphanage together, which we are so thankful for. Our agency has informed us that if all goes smoothly and we pass court, it will likely be between 4-6 months (though sometimes adoptions do take a little longer than that) before we are able to pick up our babies. We are praying for the Lord to open wide the gates for us to get these little ones soon. They have positively stolen our hearts already.
Proclaiming the excellencies of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.
That is so exciting Bonnie. (I was on Laura Dawkins blog yesterday and just realized you had a blog.) Can't wait for you to get your precious babies.
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ReplyDeletethanks Michelle and Melissa! Melissa I am especially thankful for your twin advice :)
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