Now to those of you reading who arent into the adoption lingo...let me start from the top:
-We got our LOA on 5/21 and signed it that day
-We recieved our I800 approval on 6/5 and it was cabled to the consulate in Guangzhou on the 16th.
Ok now at the consulate you have your I800 approval (the man) is supposed to meet up with the LOA and DS230 (the woman) that will be brought from our agency. The man and woman are to get married at the consulate and produce the Article 5 (child)...Does that analogy work for everyone??? So I am just waiting patiently (NOT) for our Article 5.....HOWEVER, I find out that our LOA and DS230 are not at the consulate yet so my man is just hanging out by himself....Ugghh and has been for 8 days!! In Hauge land it takes about 11-12 days for the man and woman to produce the Article 5 ....so we are now looking at appx another 11-12 days before we get our approval. I was so bummed to hear that today!
I was feeling grumpy and out of sorts about the whole thing for sure...That meant that it is gonna take a whole 8 days LONGER to go and get my son. Now 8 days to most people isnt a big deal, but this has been quite a long pregancy for us already!
God spoke to me tonight though....I signed up quite a while ago for daily bible verses to come to my inbox.
Every night one of Gods promises comes to my inbox. Tonights definately was special to me:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who
comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able
to comfort those who are in any affliction with the
comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
He is the God of all comfort! Funny how when I stopped focusing on my own frustration and focused my thoughts on Him how my entire outlook changed! I am so very blessed and am reminded that, as always He is in control and there is no reason for me to stress!! I keep saying that a lot on here, but it is so important for me to be reminded of daily!
Blessings
Amy
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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3 little notes from friends:
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear about your paperwork. How frustrating:( It's good info. to know - i just emailed our agency to make sure they are on it! We are their first family to do this Hague stuff... Hopefully, it will all get moving again and you'll be one more step closer! Isn't it so cool to get verses like that - it is so reassuring and gives you such peace - God is so good!
Many Blessings,
Kirsten
Thank You so much for the way you put that. I am a few steps behind you in the process and learning the adoption lingo. Your little couple with the baby made perfect since to me. I will be praying for the papers to come together soon. I'm sorry it's taking so long.
I LOVE that verse! Thank you so much for reminding me about it. And how true, too. When this whole thing is long gone and behind us, we know what it is like and can and MUST continue to encourage others who are working hard to do the same thing. Isn't it a blessing to have others along with us? I'm so sorry, though, that this last step has been so hard. Be encouraged, it will happen soon.
Be blessed,
Courtney
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