And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me. Mark 9::36-37

Dear Sweet Zoe,

It won't be long now.  Soon our phone will ring with the final news we have been waiting for.   The TA.  That means Travel Approval.  So we will book our flights, pack our bags and do all of the things that we think we need to do before we leave.   But none of it really matters compared to finally having you.  

You will meet us and you might think we are funny looking.    Our skin is pale, our eyes are round and our hair is different.   You have beautiful dark hair, jet black almond eyes and skin that will easily tan.  And you have the cutest little iddy biddy nose.   Our language is different too.   You will look at us and wonder what we are saying and why we can't take our eyes off of you.   It is because our God brought you to us in our hearts and we have waited for what seems like forever for this day.

When you were born your mother took you to a place where you waited for us.   There were many children waiting,  just like you.   Sadly, some will wait forever.   But you have been waiting for us.   We will show you everything we can think of and laugh and cry and learn together.

We will watch you play with toys that Brady, Mikelle and Sasha have played with and help you choose new ones when you come into our world and stay forever.   One day when you grow older, we will travel back to see your homeland and see where you lived.   You may want to find your first mother and father.   We will try to help.   But we probably will not find them.   They left no name and no information.  Maybe you were too sick or they were too poor or too young or already had a child.  But I think they would be happy to know that you are here with us to care for you and love forever.   If only we could tell them.

Love, Mama