All of our paperwork has officially been sent this evening to America
World. We
celebrated by having ice cream with sprinkles!
I have had mixed
emotions today regard the entire situation.
When I returned home from the Secretary of State’s office this morning
with our paperwork certified, our oldest asked, “Mommy did you bring home a
brother?” I am excited. His words melted my heart and I am overjoyed that
he is excited. I also recognize patience
and timing is hard for a little guy to understand. I am relieved. The important
stack of paperwork is no longer in our hands.
We have had a number of slowdowns related to name errors and misfiled paperwork
but we were still able to complete the Dossier in only 4 months 12 days (our agency
states the norm is 4-6 months.) I am
overwhelmed. The wait seems
endless. I am confident. God is sovereign.
What now? Hopefully
by the end of the week we will have an update on exactly when our
paperwork will be in Ethiopia (Dossier to Ethiopia - DTE). What about the blog? Our hope is that every month until our referral
we will blog on what the Lord is leaning upon our heart related to adoption, information
about our funding, what we are learning through friends and research about functioning
as an adoptive family and about Ethiopia as a country. We covet your prayers during this time as the
Lord prepares our family for the wait.
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