Pins and Needles

No news, but I totally feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles. I can't get past the feeling that we will be getting our referral any day now. I really feel like it will be in the next two weeks. Matt totally makes fun of me because I am carrying my cell phone with me EVERYWHERE so I don't miss "the call." Being the practical man he is, he warns me not to get my hopes up too much so that I'm not disappointed if THE call doesn't come by the time I think it should.
It's like when you apply for college/medical school/residency, and you're waiting to hear and you check your e-mail every 5 seconds and double check your phone to make sure you didn't miss that call in the 2 minutes you went to the bathroom. I know I'm totally being ridiculous, and that we will get the call in the Lord's time. I'm just really getting excited now.
I also have to send out 2 big PRAISES!!
1. I mentioned in my previous post that our friends Dan and Amy finally got their paperwork in Guatemala processed and get to bring their precious baby girl home soon. They posted pictures of their son picking out outfits for her to wear out of the clothes we gave them and it really struck a cord in my heart. THEY ARE BRINGING THEIR BABY HOME!!!!!
2. One of the orphanages that fed into Hannah's Hope Ethiopia in the past has been under investigation, and 2 of the families with our agency have been "on hold" pending investigation. I just learned this morning that their paperwork went through without a court date and that the gentleman from the ministry of women's affairs (the government office that overseas adoptions) personally walked their files to the courts!! What a testament to the work All God's Children does in Ethiopia!

We should be receiving our monthly call with our "number" soon. I will post again as soon as I learn (unless we're at the lake). When we get our referral, I will have to make this private so I can post a picture of sweet baby James.