Wow. What a day! Just heard from our agency and low and behold they got word today that our court case was shown yesterday and WE PASSED!!! Our little guy is officially a Kelley. I am just so blown away and just in total awe of our God. So overwhelming. The other amazing news, is that we might get to travel even earlier than our first travel dates. We will get word about this next week. One of my friends, Tracy, came by our house today, gave me a big hug and said “Congrats, Momma of 3!” That will stick with me forever. I really cannot explain what this child means to us.
So our agency advised still not to post pictures of him on my blog, so I will gladly abide, but I am tired of calling him baby boy, little guy, etc. So what’s his name going to be? Solomon “Sol” James Kelley. Josh and I like for all of our kids name’s both first and middle to have an importance so Sol’s name was to be no different. Solomon is actually an Ethiopian name meaning “wanted” “longed for” and “peaceful”. We also choose a verse for each of our children. Sol’s was so perfect…it was God’s response to Solomon when he asked for a discerning heart:
1 Kings 3:12 “I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.”
How perfect for our sweet little Sol. As for James as his middle name…easy…what led us to adopt in the first place was this verse:
James 1:27 “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
James is also a family name on both sides of Josh’s family. So there “he” is our little boy Sol Kelley. I just cannot thank everyone enough for all the prayers and this has got to be one of the best blog posts I’ve had the priveledge of posting. Thanks everyone and Ethiopia here we come!
Congratulations! I love his name!
That is so exciting. One of the most interesting people that I have met was a Nigerian named Solomon (Sol). I worked with him for about 6 years after I got out of college. Great name! Congratulations.
Oh my gosh!! I’m sooo happy for you and saying a thank-you prayer to God right now! I love Sol!!! That must be the best feeling in the entire world to know that you have officially adopted a beautiful child. I cannot wait to see pictures and to hear the story of when y’all first meet him and everything. I’ll keep praying!