I feel like this should upset me more than it does. Any delay or extension of our wait should make me angry, sad, or somehow emotionally upside down. But it really doesn’t. Ever since we made our decision – or rather ever since God graced us with the opportunity to add Charlotte to our family – I have felt a certain sense of calm that is unnervingly uncharacteristic of adoptive mommas. I see her face. I know her. She will be mine. No matter the delays, no matter the wait, that beautiful girl will look at me one day and call me ‘Mommy.’ There is truly nothing more comforting to my heart.
I think about what John and I have been through in the past few years. When we were doubtful of God’s plan. When we were resentful of the choices that lay before us. Now when those memories resurface I think, “but there was Charlotte, waiting for us.” Even though Ella was my first living child in my arms, I started falling in love with Charlotte years ago. I can tell you almost exactly when it started. It was January of 2012. We were picking up the pieces of our shattered hearts after the loss of my dear Micah. We had talked and prayed. We decided. We would adopt. Suddenly my chest lightened and my breath came easier. I knew in that moment, I was falling in love. I just didn’t know with who. I didn’t know that thousands and thousands of miles away there was a little girl growing in her mommy’s tummy. That out of the loss in her life events would lead her one day to me. And I know I will never, ever let her go once I have her. That is why I can wait. That is why I can be patient. Because, dear Charlotte, God will give me you.
Ahhhh – I need a tissue. Shake it out Theresa, there’s more to share.
We are gearing up for the upcoming….you guessed it…YARD SALE!!! “Again?” you ask? Yes, again. If you’ve been here with us from the beginning you know that this will be the fifth we’ve had in the past three years. Let me tell you, I am looking forward to a year off. Organizing these is no joke! But I am eternally grateful for each and every one. They have truly helped make a dent in our adoption fees and the support we see, from donations to friends showing up to show their support, have been a treasure to me.
Here’s the point when I ask for your junk (or really nice stuff or moderately presentable stuff….really just any of your stuff). If you have something, anything, that you are looking to throw out, are thinking of donating to Goodwill, or just need to clean out your closets – consider us your donation center! Give myself of John a call or shoot us a message and we will come take it off your hands! We are looking to make this the biggest, the best, sale yet. The yard sale is the weekend of May 6th-8th. If you don’t know by now we do this weekend because the entire city of Toronto does a community yard sale. You can pick up a flyer that lists all the locations and the times they are open – there are usually a good 25-35 sales going on just in Toronto! It is awesome! We will also be selling some amazing homemade baked goods. We have had repeat customers just for my M&M cookies and my banana bread. I don’t want to brag, but yeah, they are just that good.
If you have a moment, meander on down to our fundraising page (or just click here) – we have new stuffed animals and also some super cute aprons for sale!
Let’s give these last few months our biggest hurrah and bring Charlotte home!