Erika's "Gotcha" Day, 2008
Those who know me well know that I'm not a very sentimental kind of guy... but this last week has been a bit different... I've run into some old friends on FaceBook with whom it has been great to catch up (although I'm feeling very old about it all), and I have to admit it has caused me to be a bit reminiscent.
Today is even more so... Two years ago today Julie and I received Erika into our arms forever. We knew we would not have to give her back, she was forever part of our family. It is, in many ways, hard to believe that it's been two years - time sure flies.
Last night we had a very small party with some friends here in Knoxville, and tomorrow we are heading to Missouri to spend the week with my family and I'm sure we'll celebrate a bit with them - we are certainly looking forward to seeing them again.
During the entire adoption process, we spent so much time praying (and asking many of you to pray) that God would answer prayers and work through the various roadblocks that came our way, I'd like to again turn and thank God for those answers to prayer, and the blessings that He so graciously bestowed on us both in our daughter as well as in the process of adoption.