On recess until September

As you guessed, the court date didn't happen on Friday. Our lawyer was being very optimistic. Translation: He wasn't exactly telling the truth. But then again, he's a lawyer.

Apparently the judges are on recess until the "beginning" of September. This could mean the 1st, or the 15th, or later... Time will tell. When we first rescheduled Dustin's September 23rd return date it seemed so far away. Now the time frame feels claustrophobic.

The lawyer's assistant told Dustin that she would probably want him to come to the city on Tuesday to sign some more papers. If this happens, it will likely be the only "event" until the beginning of September (which is much nearer now than it was several days ago when we received the news).

Meanwhile Moses continues to grow and develop. He'll be eight months old on the 1st. It's hard to believe he was five (going on six) months old when we met him. It's not easy being away from him during this very fun stage of development (it'd be hard even if he wasn't developing at all) but it's nice that Dustin is able to visit daily. As our rental car is becoming much too expensive, we thought Dustin would have to forgo his regular trips to the orphanage. But an unexpected gift gave us enough for one more week, and a potential gift may take us a little further. (Thank you!)

Dustin and I knew this adoption would be difficult. I said on my very first post that we knew we were possibly setting ourselves up for deep grief. We "knew" that... And we didn't. And I'm glad we didn't. I'm glad that when we started our nonprofit Bola Moyo we had no idea how hard it would be working in a place and culture like Malawi. (You're getting a little taste via this blog.) When we over think and over analyze we often become paralyzed. Sometimes we just have to jump in. Take life by the horns. Then see what happens. This is the stuff of interesting stories. This is why you're reading my blog. (Or maybe it's just because you love me and Dustin! Insert toothy grin here.)

Either way, here's to all of our stories!