Great News!!

We received our "official" I800 approval today and emailed it to our agency. Now we wait for the Article 5 and then TA!!! So, inch by inch we are moving closer. Thank you to everyone who has been so uplifting during this process. Although, at times, our faith is challenged, our purpose never waivers and we know we are truly in the hands of God.

Stuck

I am disheartened, depressed, disenchanted and just plan down. Due to the new changes with the I800 filings, i.e. moving Chicago processing to Texas where they process much more than I800s, we still have not received our approval and cannot even begin to wait for TA even though we received our LOA almost 1 month ago. I am deeply searching for meaning, understanding, and the ability to give this fully to God. I would truly like to experience some peace in all of this but it is difficult to know all we have to look forward to is waiting and that our son may not get to join our family this year. I keep trying to remember that this is truly a God thing from start to finish and I don't have to understand all of the details, but it is nonetheless very heartbreaking. I wish I had more to say or news to share but that's all I have....

Give-a-way

I am posting this give-a-way a little late but I love the blog. I don't remember exactly how I stumbled upon it, but Kym is full of little stories and lovely pictures which make my day. Her children always make me smile as I am waiting to welcome mine home. She is giving away one of the cutest dresses from http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5585996 . Although we are adopting a boy - a dear friend is adopting a girl so I think this would make a great welcome home gift!

http://celebratingeverydaylife.blogspot.com/

LOA!!

Our LOA was received yesterday by our agency and sent to us today!! Praise the Lord! This means we SHOULD be able to bring our son home before the end of the year. DS is running around singing "I get to get my brother". I alternate between screaming and crying and poor DH is just trying to keep me from passing out and get everything together for our yardsale Saturday. Thank you for all the prayers and keep 'em coming :)