delivered!

and received "happily".

Oh my stars.

Stacy and her family just received Solomon yesterday!  And when they did, they gave a letter with MANY pictures of us in it, to the orphanage director of Emma and Solomon's orphanage.

I awoke this morning to an email in our inbox relaying the following information (oh my lands!):

Hey Mama,

We gave Emma's album to the orphanage director yesterday...she was sooo happy to see it. It was fun watching her look through it!  We weren't sure if we'd be given permission to visit the orphanage so we wanted to make sure she got it.

What an amazing thing.  To know that the orphanage staff HAS the package is so sweet. To know they are HAPPY to see it, is another whole piece of sweet!  

Our hearts are so joy-filled this morning.  So excited to know that Emma Kate will know we are coming, and will have seen us before she meets us.  We are incredibly grateful to Stacy, and thrilled this made its way all the way to the hands of Emma's caregivers.  Those that have loved her ahead of us.

SOON she will be in our arms.  

We long for that day.