Referral Story

'I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.' 1 Samuel 1:27 At 12:25 the phone rang. My heart about came out of my chest when I saw the caller ID said "Children's Hope", the name of our agency. It took 3 rings for me to calm down enough to answer it. Toni said she had some good news for us and asked if she could reach Robb at work. I told her YES so she put me on hold while she got him on the line and we were both able to hear the news at the same time. Of course I started crying and by the time she got done telling the story of our little girl, I had no idea what she had just said. I started asking questions and obviously was still in shock, because Robb said, "Honey, you need to focus, you are asking the same things over and over." Toni laughed and said that is why she has the dad on the phone too. She described it as "Mummy mush" and said it happens to all the moms. :) While we were on the phone her email came through with Ruby's pictures. Then I started bawling, slightly uncontrollably. She is absolutely perfect, more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. Robb then drove in the yard with his tractor and quickly came in to see the pictures of our baby girl. She is 2 1/2 months old and very healthy. Because of Ethiopia's requirements, I can't post any more information or photos of her until our court case goes through, which will be in approximately 5 weeks. You will just have to believe me when I say she is 100% ADORABLE. It is such a blessing that she is so young, she is just what we prayed for. We are keeping her name Ruby Katheryn. I really wish I could share more with you, but you will have to be patient and pray that our court case goes through quickly so I can share her pictures with all of you.