Random Thoughts From Daddy

I can't get the trip to Africa out of my mind...and all of the questions that race through my mind as I think about the upcoming travel.

"Silly" Questions like:
What will it be like over there?
What will the food be like?

"Serious" Questions like:
What do I say to him the first time we meet?
How do I communicate to him that I am his dad?
What will my first thoughts and feelings be like when I see him in person for the first time? 
What will he feel and think when he sees me?
What will the plane ride home be like?

And then...will life as I know it ever be the same?

And really, how can it be?  How can one go over there and see the great need and not be effected for the rest of their life? 

When I bring home my son, life will never be the same...it will be changed forever.  Our family will "officially" be a family of five.  And what I have prayed for for months will finally be a reality.

JD