Our First Form.. Anything but trivial

So today I waited patiently by the mail box for the postman.. and like clockwork at 11:32am he came riding past and gave me 3 pieces of mail, 1 in particular was our information pack from Children and Family Services outlining more information regarding Adoption and Permanent Care.

It was exciting opening it up to read the goodies inside.. lots of information, and answers to some of the questions we had, also our first form to fill in to register for the training sessions coming up in August..

I know for anyone not going through this journey it might seem trivial, but that is just it... nothing is trivial.. It's our first form of the many dozens we are bound to fill in and supply on this journey and its really exciting for us.

It left us reflecting on the many forms for various things we have filled in previous to this one, our intention to marry, our change of bank accounts, applying for a car loan.. and (with the exception of our marriage form) we looked forward to none of them as much as we do now for each one that will bring us closer to becoming parents.

We keep reading posts of friends and loved ones that are sharing the joyful news that they are expecting a new addition or first addition to their family. And via this blog we feel the same way.. our time until delivering a child into our life maybe drastically different but it is no less important. The heartache we have experienced in previous months has been diminished to a faded shadow in the background. As we look to all that can and will be, my amazing hubby and I feel so much joy and anticipation that it's just to much to hold it in, and also to much to explain.

Any of the following blog updates may seem a little love struck for a child we don't know or have not even met or been accepted for yet, but my hubby and I believe that the love for that Child/Children starts with a hope for them just as it would if we had been blessed to conceive them ourselves.

I hope and pray for anyone beginning to walk this path to parenthood will feel the joy beginning to bubble away inside, removing all pain that once was consuming, with a love that abounds and waits for a new blessing to enter in..