The Scoop

I woke up early Wednesday morning to get a head start on my day. It was going to be a long one including enrichment with my students in the morning and an orientation for parents in the evening. I looked at my phone and noticed there were a few missed calls. For the past few weeks I have thought it was Mary from Gladney everytime the phone would ring and since I emailed her last week and told her not to worry about the time difference and call at anytime I instantly thought it was her. I checked my voicemail and the shaking began. I returned her call and got her voicemail, called my mom and clued her in. Mary called back. She shared that she held Tsebay last week while in Ethiopia (how cool is that), emailed me the information and pictures and started sharing the details. It was love at first sight. I knew this little girl was my little girl. I called my mom, we called my sister. Rachelle had the best reaction ever--screaming, crying etc. Within a half hour I called Mary back to accept the referral. She shared how well cared for the children are at the Gladney Center and that she is quite hopeful we may get a quick court date. I should have more information early next week. This all happened before 7 am and I still had work obligations. Somehow I managed to make it through the day. Thank you to my friends at work for pitching in.


Thank you so much for sending so much love. It is overwhelming and I am so touched. It is amazing the power that a new life has. I am having a difficult time focusing and am on such a high. I took the advice given by Gladney and did not buy much for the baby. Now I have a purpose. I am not a shopper by nature but knowing that I'm buying for Tsebay will make it fun.