Wow. Can it really be? Just three days until Asher and I get on a big 747 headed to China? I am so. not. ready. And, in the midst of needing to pack, organize and prepare, I find myself not, well… myself. I’m wobbly. I’m weak kneed. I’m pretty much a basket case. I managed to make a run out… Read More
now I know
Now I know. No TA. Not today. And “not anytime soon” I was told. Why did they have to throw that in? I’ve had my tears. Just a few, though. In a house like this, there aren’t many quiet corners to retreat to for a good cry. And I didn’t want the kids to be sad. They’re as tired of… Read More
now you know
TAs are rolling in. For people on very similar timelines as ours for Vivi. And some families who just got TA are leaving before Christmas. Before. Christmas. Just typing that makes my stomach churn and roil. It does even less-ladylike things to my armpits. My agency contact is currently in China, assisting some families as they bring home their newest… Read More
5. in da house.
Suddenly I’m a mess. I can’t really think straight. And it’s only going to get worse. And better. Our Article 5 is HERE! Okay, not really here. It’s in China. Probably resting comfortably on someone’s desk at the CCAA right now. For those of you, like my mom, who don’t know what the heck an Article 5 is, let me… Read More
just right.
On January 30th, we saw the face of our daughter for the first time. On February 2nd, we sent off our LOI. On June 5th, our dossier was on it’s way to China. And we’ve been waiting ever since. While we’ve been not-so-patiently waiting, our Vivi has grown. She’s gone from a baby to a toddler, from one set of… Read More
be the difference
Ever feel like you want to help, you just don’t know how? Or wonder what you could do to really make a difference? I want you to meet a few families that are working incredibly hard to bring their children home. Children with special needs. Children that are orphans. Children that really need a mommy and a daddy. Meet Desiree…. Read More
orphan Sunday
Today is Orphan Sunday. It is a day set aside for Christians everywhere to consider the plight of the orphan. And the role we might play in being Christ’s hands and feet to serve and care for orphans worldwide. From the Orphan Sunday website: On Orphan Sunday, Christians stand for the orphan. We are a people called to defend the… Read More
change of heart
I could positively, absolutely, drown in this boy’s eyes. Can someone tell me why most people who adopt from China prefer girls? It’s a rhetorical question, of course. I know the answer, because I once was ‘most people’. I’m so grateful God changed my heart.
timeline to Vivi
Here it is, in all it’s agonizingly long glory… 11/01/08 ~ learn about WACAP from my friend Anne (whose in China now!)11/15/08 ~ ask Chris about adopting again, he kindly says, “no”.1/27/09 ~ learn more about WACAP’s subsidies for SN kiddos1/30/09 ~ we see our girl on a list at WACAP2/02/09 ~ our LOI is on it’s way to CCAA2/03/09… Read More
so good
What an amazing difference a single day can make. Our agency (WACAP) emailed me late yesterday to tell me that they had made a request on our behalf to our state for our clearances. And that our state (bless their hearts!) had agreed to do our clearances on. the. spot. Unbelievable. Then, our agency called USCIS and spoke to the… Read More
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