Right Now

I know things have been rather silent around here lately.  I haven't been able to really decide what to write.  I have so many thoughts and emotions running through my mind and my spirit; most of which I will keep to myself and those who know me best.  I do know though, that my God is faithful and nothing will thwart His purposes and plans, and that is such a comforting truth.  I will also say that the peace and encouragement I've felt from the Lord continues to astound and amaze me.  He's spoken so many things to me during this wait that I truly treasure.  I know He's right there keeping my son in the palm of His hand, and that everything along this journey has been and is for a purpose.  That alone gives me reason to continue to hope!

What are we doing now?  Well after much tedious work, running around town, getting things notarized, etc., we finally have all our paperwork for the dossier compiled and ready to go.  All we're lacking is the I-171H form from the USCIS.  It's been 5 weeks since we mailed the I-600A, and almost 2 since our fingerprinting appointment.  Please pray we'll receive this form back early this week.  Once we receive the form, we will mail everything to our adoption agency for review, and if everything looks correct, we'll be placed on the official waiting list for a referral.  Once we get on this list, it's very hard to say what our wait time will look like.  It really depends on so many variables.  We'd welcome prayers that the time on the waiting list will be on the shorter end.  Once we're placed, we will be assigned a number, so we'll keep you posted once we hear.

On a side note, I began working on the guest room this weekend, and it's coming along nicely.  My parents are coming in September for our church's 5-year anniversary, and hopefully my brother and sister in-law with my niece Adley will be coming too.  I'm glad to have some motivation to get it done!  Pretty soon we'll have the nursery room cleared and waiting to be painted and decorated for a very special and already much-loved little boy.