Monday, April 12, 2010
Relinquishment paperwork has been signed!
My hands are shaking as I type this and there are tears welling in my eyes. We got word just now that Boo's bio mom has voluntarily relinquished her parental rights so that we can adopt Boo. Our prayers these past 2 years have finally been answered! Thank you so much to all of you who have stood by us during these difficult times! We are so blessed!

More later. I need to go have a good cry now.

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12:26 PM
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26 Comments:
At 1:59 PM, Blogger Sally said...

awesome! awesome! awesome!! God is so good!

 
At 2:22 PM, Anonymous Kathryn said...

Oh! What a relief it must be! Congrats!!!

(you can let out that breath now...;-)

 
At 4:27 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Congratulations!

 
At 5:22 PM, Blogger Leah Wentzel said...

Praise the Lord! When you didn't blog for so long I feared the worst, when you posted after all that time I was thrilled to hear she was still with you. Now, to hear you get to adopt her...well, coming from a foster mom in a situation similar, this is a dream come true!

So, glad to hear your tears are TEARS OF JOY!

 
At 7:37 PM, Blogger Catherine said...

So happy for you and for her!

 
At 7:47 PM, Blogger Erin said...

WOOOO HOOOO! What awesome news :)

 
At 8:26 PM, Blogger Darla said...

I'm so happy for your family.. I remember the day my boy's bio mom signed off .... I cried too!!! Congratulations & can't wait for the adoption to be finalized!!!

 
At 8:58 PM, Blogger Kelli said...

Indescribable! Hallelujah!!!!! You are now truly her mommy and daddy. Soon, no one can ever deny you that :)

 
At 1:52 AM, Blogger Trisha said...

Congratulations! What wonderful news! I am so happy for you and your family.

 
At 4:26 AM, Blogger Carey said...

I am so happy for you. Its all in Gods timing!

 
At 8:00 AM, Blogger Monique in TX said...

Oh, I have been praying and hoping so hard for you! I'm SO happy! Rejoicing for you and your whole family. Be sure to archive your blog for yourself. Someday, Boo may have questions, and it will help to read how HARD you fought to keep her and how HARD it was for her birth mom to give her up. This little girl will know she was *loved.*

 
At 8:47 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I have feared the worse all this time since it had been months since you posted. I have been behind in reading blogs and went reading them today. I am so happy to hear all the updates. I am so glad that the paperwork has been signed. Can't wait to hear about the adoption going though and being finalized. I rejoice with you at this time.

 
At 9:03 PM, Blogger Kerry said...

that is amazing news!

 
At 2:51 PM, Blogger Kristen said...

So happy to hear this news. As a fellow adoptive mom, I have been hoping good things for you.

 
At 8:42 PM, Blogger Carrie said...

That's awesome news! You must be feeling conflicting emotions right now, but mainly JOY!!! :)

 
At 1:29 PM, Blogger on the Rock said...

This is the best news! So happy and excited for your family! God Bless:)

 
At 6:50 PM, Blogger lightshines said...

Congratulations. I am so happy for all of you. I have been reading and praying.

 
At 12:29 PM, Blogger Mrs. Breum said...

Again- SO glad/relieved to hear this news! So happy for your family!

 
At 9:15 PM, Blogger So Incredibly Blessed said...

That is so wonderful! We are getting close to finalizing our adoption, and similar to your situation, the bio mom relinquished her rights after about 15 months. We now are fostering her little sister...and so starts the whole thing over again. We are praying for another miracle! I'm very happy for you and your family!!!

 
At 9:11 AM, Blogger Julie said...

Oh, happy, happy, day! Big Congratulations!!!

 
At 12:56 AM, Blogger boysmum2 said...

Now the goose bumps have gone, I can write. Congrats to you and your family

 
At 3:10 PM, Blogger Jacquie said...

A little behind on the times here, just wanted to say Yay!!!

 
At 10:19 AM, Blogger Ms. Kathleen said...

Praise God, Praise God, Praise God!
I have been keeping you in my prayers and have thought of you so often. I wasn't sure if you were coming back to your blog or not. I have tears in my eyes as I read your past several posts ... I feel your sadness about Boo's Mom and your joy in being able to adopt your precious angel. Hugs :)

 
At 1:26 PM, Anonymous superpaige said...

That is the most wonderful news!!! You've been through SO much! I'm so pleased for you!
We have been considering starting the process to be foster parents.

 
At 7:14 AM, Blogger Ms. Kathleen said...

How are you doing? What have you been up too? I pray things are going well for you and your precious family.

 
At 5:15 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I just stopped over from Lisa's blog - and what a blessing! I know the pain of experiencing infertility before God finally answered our prayers (4 years), but I cannot fathom the journey of loving a child so intensely with the risk they might be taken away! You are such a courageous woman! Congratulations on your answered prayers! Blessed Assurance!I don't know you, but I think I could cry for joy with you:)

 

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