8/24/06 - Waiting!!!

Well, it has been just over 9 months since our Dossier was logged in at the China Center of Adoption Affairs. When we started the process, we expected the whole thing to take about 12 months. The difficult part is that we are still several months away from receiving our referral.
I praise the Lord for His grace in making the waiting bearable.

We had a very busy Summer with lots of traveling. The boys started school last week and are beginning to get into the routine. I am subsituting and have already had 3 days of work!

God has been gracious to us in keeping us busy and keeping me from experiencing depression during this long wait. I spend time reading posts from our Yahoo group and reading other people's stories online. I can't believe how beautiful those baby girls are!

We pray every day for our sweet Makenna and that the Lord would pleeeeeeeease speed things up! All we can do is watch the groups in front of us. We are in travel group 239 in our agency and they have finished with group 221. Only 18 more to go! Trouble is they are only completing referrals for a few groups a month, if they complete any at all.

Praise the Lord for the assurance that He is in control and His timing is perfect!