6 days until court!

Wow. I cannot believe it! The last 12 weeks have gone by incredibly slow. I think the 6 months we waited for our referral went by faster. It is just having that precious picture and then seeing how much bigger he looks in every update really makes me miss him! Isn't that funny, because I don't even know him? Different times of the day I figure out what time it is in Addis and imagine what he must be doing. We are so ready to bring this kid home. The room, the clothes, the equipment is all ready and waiting. Packing - not so much. I don't want to start that until we have passed. I am afraid of ending up "on hold" and having to look at all the bags would be too hard, I think. But I have a big list, so we can throw it all together quickly if we need to.
For the past week or so I have started to think about the possibility that we may not pass. Before then I wouldn't even think of it. I read somewhere very unofficial that about 60% of the cases pass the 1st try. 40% do not. Ughhhh. Those odds are not that great to me. I know that God is sovereign so I shouldn't be worrying about this, but still I do. He will eventually be here, but we may have to be more patient than we want to be. A character quality in which I have plenty of room to grow. Please Lord, don't make me practice.
I think Gladney has at least 16 court dates next week! That is a huge number all within 3 days. I know many people are praying. We sure are.