Well, we are almost two months into the adoption and we have been amazed by all that God has done through us, friends, and family. We have been extremely blessed financially in such a short time and we are very grateful! On the other hand, Todd and I are learning a lot about PATIENCE. It seems like it is taking forever to get documents back from state and federal agencies and that is making our overall adoption process longer and more stressful. We are waiting on one more document to complete our homestudy. When our homestudy is finished, we can mail it to USCIS and get an appointment in Charleston to get our fingerprints. We have several other minor documents to collect and get notarized too before our Dossier will be complete. Todd and I have learned (and are continuing to learn) that this adoption is going to be in God's timing and not our own. We have to pray about being patient each day and put it in God's hands. God knows exactly when we will bring our "baby Ethiopia' home and we must trust that HIS plan and timing are far better than ours.
Also, in an earlier blog I mentioned that we were going to do a "Thankful Heart" tree during the holidays to reminds ourselves of ALL of the many things we have to be thankful for on a daily basis. Well...let's just say that "crafty" idea is not going so well...the first day Leah cried for almost 30 minutes because she didn't want to holepunch her leaf and hang it on the tree. She wanted to carry it around even though I tried to explain ten different reasons why we were putting it on the "Thankful Heart" tree. Then over the last week, Jay Tyler has managed to sneak in the dining room and get almost everything off of the tree and destroy it...he's such a boy!!! So, needless to say, the "Thankful Heart" tree is looking pretty empty and uneventful!
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