Finding Elie
In 2008 we began submitted the first of many, many papers that would completely change our lives. One of the questions asked of us was, "are you open to adopting siblings?". I thought, "Yes, of course." And began to pray that Kevin would agree that we should be open to adopting 2 children at once....2 sisters, I thought, because every little girl needs a sister. Even after months of praying for God to change Kevin's mind, the answer from hime was no - "one at a time". I was somewhat disappointed, but I have learned over the years to trust my husband because he can often see reality in a way that my emotions tend to cloud over. As time rolled on we knew exactly why we needed to adopt just one... because Faith was just one, born to woman who had no other children. However during our entire adoption process of Faith, Kevin and I both felt like this would not be our final adoption. After we traveled to Ethiopia to meet Faith and bring her home,