Monica Eby

I wanted to share a cool story from the concert. Of the 5 bands we had, Monica Eby (pronounced EE-BEE) was the only one that I didn't know personally. She was actually recommended (highly) by one of the other bands, Sean Keith.

Anyway, to make a long story short, I met her in person about 4 minutes before she went on stage and she quickly asked me how I got her name and why I asked her to sing. I told her the short story and she asked, "So you didn't know that I've adopted 3 kids?" I told her I had no idea. How cool is that? It really added to the already great atmosphere of the night. Although the weather stunk, it really was cool to hear people's stories and feel the vibe of support from the audience.




As far as the adoption, it's been a stressful couple of days. (If I may be honest here) We've spent the last few days looking at Molly and Zac's medical records and talking to a few "specialists" about the findings. In short, things look fine. Nevertheless, it really messes with your mind when you have the power to deny your referrals. We can't help but be worried about every little detail that may be perceived as a "risk".

I do realize that none of us have guarantees in life.... But seriously, these decisions that we're making this week, will knowingly impact the rest of our lives. It sounds big, but trust me, when your going through it... it's bigger.

Again, don't get me wrong. We've already accepted our referral. We're trusting God as He's shown us he can be trusted over and over again. (But being human, we still secretly worry)

Do I sound like a terrible person? (Don't answer that)

I think this is one of those things that a person cannot understand until they go through it.

So ANYWHO, now that we've accepted the referral, we make Trip #1 plans. Our (awesome) agency will be calling us back tomorrow with the preliminary itinerary.