Rumors...

There are always lots of rumors in adoption world. I follow the site Rumor Queen regularly....Tim would say that I stalk the website but who listens to him :-)
ANYWAY.... Several posts ago, I mentioned that there has been a speed up in the way CCAA have been doing things. I believed that I mentioned that we might travel sooner than I thought. Hmmmm....maybe not so much!

The latest rumor out there is that the CCAA (chinese center for adoption affairs) is going to stop processing for adoptions for 20-30 days due to the swine flu...and then reassess. This obviously is not a good thing for our adoption! That means no referrals, no TA's ect... Not really what I was planning here!!!

For someone who was just *sure* that she would get her LOA this week, this is not good news! Now, I know I am only on day 69 and shouldnt expect anything until May 20th which is 90 days....it is hard when people who have later LID than us are getting their LOAS!

The problem with all this is really that the whole preceding post is filled with I.

I want our LOA
I want to travel this summer
I planned on LOA coming sooner
I dont want to be delayed....

you get the idea. The funny thing is a lot of the time when I make plans or think I have it all figured out...God says "HA"
and boy do I hear "HA" alot these days! The great thing about when we get the "HA's" it works better than we ever could have imagined in the long run. It isnt the way that we think it should be, or the timing that we feel it should be, but it is so much better than it would have been if it had gone "our" way! Who knows why the delay? Only God knows that answer. I can get mad and stomp my feet and eat all the chocolate in the house or I can trust. From the day He put adoption on our hearts we have been trusting Him...and we will continue to do so...swine flu and all!!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Blessings
Amy