It is with great honor, privilege, excitement, and joy we announce the signing of the papers agreeing to adopt Joshna "as our very own." Wow...our very own! Little does she know how our hearts are welling up with so many emotions and so much love! God really is good! If you have seen the photo of our family at the very beginning of this blog, you will notice the date for the dinner we had to celebrate the initial submission of paperwork for the adoption was September 28, 2007. The estimated date Joshna was born...September 29, 2007! Little did we know our daughter was born that same week (and who knows...perhaps even the same day)! Wow, our daughter. How good does it feel to use those words! It is no longer, "The child we hope to adopt." She has a face! She has a name! We are naming her Joshna Grace Jones. God really has shown us all grace during this process and in this life! We are constantly amazed by what He has done, is doing, and will do for all of us. Hopefully we will be reminded of this every time we use Joshna's name. We will call her Joshna the first year or so after she comes home and incorporate "Gracie" during that time so that she will become used to that name as well. This way she will have a choice of an Indian or American name when she is old enough to decide. It is hard to believe the long wait for a referral has happened. Now...the long wait for Joshna to come home....
