Rodrigo and Joy

Just starting to get ready to come home now. Need to all our luggage packed and ready to go. It has been such a journey, in such a short period of time. In a way it feels like culmination of a bunch of work, like we have reached some kind of finish line. I keep on feeling elated, and happy, and euphoric. At the same time i know this is just the beginning of our path to creating our family. I use to get scared and doubtful about having children, but lately i just get excited. I still have many many moments/questions of “what will i do when they do that??” or “how can i make sure i teach them the right thing?” or a thousand other questions that i don’t have the answer to, but now i am filling with knowing that this path is our path, and with all our friends and family, miracles are not the exception, but more of the rule. What i am realizing is that I for the first time can say, i feel ready (never though i could say that).
This week I have also been thinking quite a bit about community and family. I have had so many ideas about what each of those are. This week’s experience distilled this for me to this simple concept.
Community and family are the people that love you, and will love you through whatever path you take.
How that unfolds is unique to each person, each of you know hows you love.
I can’t wait to be home.