Enough being sad because the adoption is not moving as fast as I have hoped. It's happy time. I have much to be thankful for... kick me when I start feeling glum:)
I am thankful that I have a God who cares about little children... and who is watching over my child now until I can meet them.
I am thankful that I have an amazing husband that I love dearly.
I am thankful that we starting this process of adoption so soon - and that eventually, we'll be able to meet our child.
I am thankful that I have a fantastic family that makes me laugh, encourages me and supports me in this journey.
I am thankful for all of the other families who are adopting right now too... some are so inspiring.
I am thankful for all of my blessings... for I have many.
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Hi there. My name is Suzette and my husband and I are also adopting. Sounds like we are about in the same step in the process. We are waiting for our I171H to come in so that we can send off our Dossier. Hopefully that will happend in April. Anyone, just wanted to drop a line and say hi and let you know your not alone.
Just wanted to say do not give up hope that things will move for you. God is such an awesome God. He wants us to hold his little children. We have to hold on to the hope that HE gives to us each day. I will be praying for you all.
Hey! I love the fact that your blogger name is "Patience Not My Virtue"! I would have said the exact same thing, three long years ago when we started our adoption process. (Note: not all three years were spent waiting in line for a Kaz adoption...we had a pretty convoluted story BEFORE we even applied for Kaz.) But this process will DEFINITELY teach you more than you ever wanted to know about all of the following:
a) patience, patience, and more patience
b) letting go of a personal sense of control
c) getting accostomed to dealing with huge amounts of ambiguity
d) getting comfortable with the unknown
These were all areas I had major challenges with (still do)... but the adoption process leads to tons of personal growth!
So sorry for the mess at the embassy - I hope you get through that quickly! Best wishes as you navigate the paperwork channels and get your dossier to Kaz!
I came across your blog through Angela`s. We had a very long and full of surprises journey. We are now between the 2 trips to bring our children home. The waiting was very, very long and patience is not my virtue at all either, but here we are, almost at the end and looking back I realised the most I will remember from our journey
will be great memories.
However, I can not relax until the children will be home.
I just want to wish you lots of luck and try to enjoy every step, trust God - it will lead you to your child when the time comes, and know, you are not alone. We, your blogger buddies will always be here for you.
Catalina
Yay! I was going to find out if you had a blog too! I can't wait to dive in a read up. I am a total blog stalker and love to read/hear about other's journeys. I was excited when Dave Douglass told us that you and Chris are adopting. We had remembered meeting you all breifly a few weeks back. Maybe one day we can get together and share stories. We are more that anything thankful to have found a church with people who are going through the similar experiences. See you next week. In the meantime, if you need to rant, feel free to email me at andrealwe@yahoo.com.
Andrea
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