A few days later, I was going about my usual weekday routine - slowly surfacing from bed, walk the dogs, strong cup of tea and getting ready for work - when I checked my messages just before walking out the door to catch the train.
Sitting there was a little message from Charmaine, offering us what I had hoped for since our earliest chats!
So, of course, I burst into tears!
I rushed into my husband’s office to show him the message and, not trusting myself to speak without blubbering, composed a message back accepting and insisting that Charmaine and Darren give each other a huge thank you hug from us, as I wasn’t there to deliver one myself.
I was honestly a little stunned for days afterwards - I could not believe that Charmaine and Darren would choose to help ordinary ‘us’ in this incredible way. Of all the deserving IPs out there (believe me, I know many!), it seemed like such a long shot for us to find a perfect match, and even more unlikely for them to think of us in the same way! I still find myself wondering about it - what have I done to deserve this chance, to have the support and faith of this wonderful couple? I don’t know ... but am so thankful!
All I can say is I hope it will be as much of an amazing and joyful experience for them as it will hopefully be for us.
I still remember that fear of you guys thinking im a crazy lady haha! To darren and I you guys are not ordinary your amazing x
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