There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment.

~ Yamamoto Tsunetomo

 

This has always been one of Josh's favorite quotes. It's a hard one to live by in our crazy lives, but when it slaps you in the face, it's worth a pause to contemplate it. We get a good, hearty chunk of forward progress in this journey only once in a while. When we do, we just want to revel in it. Today was one of those days.

 

A quick update from our agency today let us know that our new agency representing the California side of things has been selected and that they would have all of our pertinent information and paperwork to get things rolling on the legal side tomorrow. Woohoo!

This is what we've needed to happen so T could get our baby's birth father to sign his necessary paperwork, even before the baby is born. It's also a required step to get the ball rolling on the necessary counseling appointments T needs to have with someone from the State of CA both before and after the baby is born. And, we'll need to meet with them as well, once the baby is placed in our care. We've needed this piece to fall into place, to put it mildly.

 

If we're meditating on the single purpose of this present moment, it's a biggie! Since we've now passed our original due date, we can thank little Meadow for needing to stay in there longer and giving us all time to get the right people involved in order to properly prepare for her arrival.

Tonight we're feeling confident that we're moving forward towards meeting our daughter, not wading in circles in the muck of "what ifs". And that's a good feeling to have.