and her light filled the room

it was july 17th, 2008 when i recieved a phone call from a friend.

she asked what i was doing, and i said getting ready to celebrate micah's birthday. she said, great, but we need to talk about something serious.

at that point she proceeded to tell me about the situation in Sierra Leone, and the children that were left there.

i knew. from the moment she mentioned them, that one of them would be mine.

i e-mailed my other friend who was in colorado at the time, and asked her a million questions. and said that, i think we could do this.

she sent me the ages and sexes of the children who were left, and asked who i thought i would be interested in. in a millisecond, i was responding, 4 year old girl. this is so interesting to me, because i always thought i wanted to adopt a boy, but when presented with these kids, the choice wasn't even a choice.

shortly after that, i recieved an e-mail, saying, meet her. and a picture was attached.

and her light filled the room, as i began to weep.

she is mine, and i am hers, and we haven't even met.