Ever since we received the photos of Baby Willis we’ve had this image in our minds. And even before the referral, this message from the future Baby Willis has been a big motivation for us this year.
Amazingly, it seems that the two processes have paralleled each other throughout the 9 months that have followed. When we had to complete a stack of paperwork for adoption, we’d have a little breather from our dissertation work. When the paperwork was done, it was time to jump back into dissertation-writing. Looking back, we couldn’t have planned it that way ourselves! God has been good!
But it’s not over. We’re still moving forward and we have a lot to do in the next few months. Today, we completed the last major stack of paperwork that makes our acceptance of Baby Willis official. Now it’s just a matter of waiting (till around February, plus or minus a few weeks).
Among other things, we look forward to taking Baby Willis (we’ve gotta come up with a new name!) with us to Wilmore, KY for our graduation in May 2008 as we celebrate the completion of one part of our journey and the beginning of a new part!
You’re welcome, Bill. Thanks again for posting some of your notes on the recent Catalyst conference.