A New Look

It was time.  The hair appointment I was supposed to have Saturday, was rescheduled for today. I was ready for it.  I told the girl who does my hair (she's been doing it for about 4 years now) that I was ready for a change. I needed a lift....I needed a new look...I felt "blah" and with thick hair heat and humidity...it's a disaster.  So I wanted something different...cool...still easy to do.  She gave me that and more. I love it. She cut about 6 inches off and gave me some sassy highlights...
Mom...I took a picture for you!  It was hard to do solo, but I managed to get 2 where our heads weren't cut off and this is the best of the crop. So here you go! (never mind the 'checked luggage', er, bags under my eyes...sleepless nights right now with the little guy!)

I don't know if you can really see the cut very well but this is it. Just a plain, all one length, blunt cut.  It was so funny...E-man said on the way to "preschool" today, "Mommy gets her haircut!" Then tonight, while I was cleaning up, he said, "mommy's hair is beautiful!" Just out of the blue he said that. That made my day.  I needed that smile.

The sewing has begun too!  I got a couple of things done today - and I am excited to keep going. E wants to help all the time.  He asks if he can pin the fabric. Not yet, love. He is good about picking up the scraps and throwing them away though. He is my little helper for sure!

We have a conference call this Friday with the International Team from our agency home office on Friday. We also have another conference call with USCIS on the 6th. I have checked in with some other families from our agency and there is movement.  I also took a look at the forum "wait list" this is by no means official, this is just those families that wish to share their information - and there are 12 families who submitted their dossier prior to us who are waiting.  Some are waiting for siblings, some are waiting for specific gender and age, so there is no real way to say where we are, but from the conversation I had with our branch director in February, and with the look of things, we are in the window right now.

I have never been pregnant, but I have to wonder how the last month of a pregnancy feels. Right now, I feel like I can't breathe.  I feel like I am holding my breath. It is a bizarre feeling. I really am trying not to focus on it, and trying to just read, read, read. 

We have done really well and have all of our required education completed! There are only a couple of specific things we don't have completed, but we have to wait until we received our referral to know what we have to complete (this will be specific to our child - any condition(s) he or she has we will have to get training on).

Did you check out Ann Voskamp?  I was reading while my hair was processing and I was reading about Joy and stress.  Stress is a joy stealer. She quotes a couple of scripture verses that I want to share - they really hit home for me today.  Things are still up in the air, we have a lot of unknown right now and the only thing we are required to do is TRUST GOD.  She quotes John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.  And then the one that I read over and over.... This is the work (service) that God asks of you; that you believe in the One Whom He has sent {that you cleave to, trust, rely on, and have faith in His Messenger}" John 6:29 AMP

Stress is a joy stealer. I agree. There are so many things to be thankful for...with thanks comes joy.  So I refuse to be stressed - and am focusing on thankfulness and joy.