Happy.

Life with our Penny has been absolutely grand. I really can't get over how good God is and how perfectly He was working everything out even when I didn't understand what the heck was going on.

Two words right now can describe me: Happy and tired. My heart just feels right and is overwhelmed with happiness and every time I look at my daughter or think about how God was connecting us together it brings tears to my eyes. I am tired because that is just the way life with a newborn is...but I will tell you this: you will never find me complaining about being tired. It is a good, happy tired and I would not trade it for anything.

I love listening to the song Penny and Me in the car with Penny in her car seat. I can't wait for the day that she is able to sing this song along with me. While there is no amazing, spiritual meaning to this song, it is a good song - period. The meaning of the song is it is basically a love song to music - it talks about how music weaves through our lives and how important it is and it brings everyone together. It's about what great music does...and whether we realize it or not, music is special to all of us (music we danced to at our wedding, music we sang on road trips with friends, etc.). I love that. The song has always made me feel so carefree and upbeat and now it takes on a whole new meaning. I have always loved music (I can't play it worth a flip but listening to it has always been special to me). For the super music fans out there, there are several musical allusions to other famous songs/bands (not just the Beatles' Penny Lane) in the song that I really had no idea about until I researched it a bit.

We have our first post-placement visit tomorrow and we are not nervous or excited - we know what to expect and it is just a normal part of our routine now. Hopefully in a few weeks I can get some sort of idea of when finalization might take place.

I love how God has worked in our lives and what He has done. I'm thankful for a loving Savior who truly orchestrates every single little detail.