I should be happy. Our LID (log-in date) came today. We are officially submitted into the CCCWA. All along we have been chasing this carrot around the track like a mad horse. There have been some hold-ups along the way, but all in all it's been smooth sailing. I've worked as fast as I could to get it done as quickly as possible... That being really hard for a procrastinator like me. The process to get the homestudy completed and all the dossier paperwork done is not for the faint of heart.
Each step we've come to I've thought we were almost to that stinkin' carrot, but each and every time I almost get to it, it jumps forward way ahead of me and I have to make up for lost time again. It has happened at almost every stage. Starting way back when we first began and backed out. This whole process supposedly takes 12-15 months. In December, it'll have been 2 years for us and that's where we are right now... It's looking like December. At first we thought September, then we tried to be more realistic and plan for October... Then after we sent off the dossier, we thought it would more likely be November. Somehow we got it wrong. I don't understand. I just got off the phone with our amazing agency. She's telling me the 6 month wait starts after the LID.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry.
Just a wee bit frustrated right now.
And extremely tearful.
Are we ever going to get there?
I feel like the guy in "The Money Pit". "Two weeks! Two weeks!"
I just read a blog where this girl was getting ready to age out (China) and they got to her in 3 miraculous months!!! Unbelievable. Praise God. But it brings out the little girl in me. I start thinking things like, "that's not fair."
Then I hear this little voice in my head saying, "Yes, I know. Trust Me. Wait on Me. My timing is perfect..."
"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it. For it will certainly come; it will not delay." ~Habakuk 2:3
Can I just tell you how thankful I am to the Lord for this word He gave me way back many years ago. He knew I would need it today, and maybe in the days to come. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
My sweet social worker is going to our facilitator in China and requesting that they expedite our process. Our sweet girl turns 14 in February. In my mind I'm thinking...
Christmas.
Chinese New Year.
Lots of hold-ups at the end of the year.
She ages out in February.
PLEASE say a prayer for us right now.
We are praying that we can get there NO LATER than November. October would be amazing.
That's what we desire and we are going to hope and pray that God will make a way.
Blessings,
Rebecca
Friday, June 8, 2012
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Hurry up & wait...Grr...it's not very fun, is it? Glad you've hit another milestone, though, & hopeful for smooth sailing the rest of the way through!
ReplyDeleteBeen there, done that, Rebecca! Trust me! I know! And God's timing is perfect. God showed me the date we adopted Cassie was a date He hand-selected for a very significant reason to our family. This was after we waited for 126 days for LOA! He slowed everything down, no man did that. He had it all planned out! Try not to cry, even though it's hard and frustrating and nerve-racking and insanity-producing. Try to enjoy your children who are with you right now. Trust me on this, okay?
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS and hang in there Rebecca it's all part of 'the test'!! Yes the test...test of the faith and love in your heart for a child that desperately needs the love of you and your family. This year is flying by fast and another 6 mos will soon be upon you with a phone call from your agency briefing you on your itinerary! Congratulations again for the completion of a major milestone! Now get those passports ready! ;-) Phil in San Diego
ReplyDeleteSince you've already signed a letter of intent to adopt her , her aging out isn't relevant in her case in case you didn't know ;-)
ReplyDeleteShe's your daughter Rebecca, once you're in Guangzhou for your US Consulate appt and you take the oath, it'll be official and she'll be a US citizen too ;-)
Thanks for the sweet words y'all. Cheryl, I know your advice is right on. Things are going to change in a big way once she gets here. I need to live in the moment and be thankful. Phil, I wish that were true, but it's not. However, china will work to expedite the process for families adopting older kids that are at risk of aging out. That's what our agency is requesting on our behalf. She's not "ours" until
ReplyDeleteWe sign the dotted line and it has to be before her 14th birthday. The couple I mentioned who got to their daughter in 3 months signed only days before her 14th birthday. Crazy huh? I'm not afraid of that happening to us. I'm just tired of the wait and want to get on with our lives. I want to know who this child really is and start pouring into her. I want her out of that life she's been living for the past 10 years. I want to see her blossom and learn about Jesus. I want to hug her and see her in person. I'm so tired of looking at a picture and wondering. But I also know that it's all in His hands and I rest in that.