WARNING: rambling Chatty Cathy post below...
I would like to share the GREAT NEWS we received from our agency director yesterday. It was a lengthy email replying to several questions but the most important statement was this...
"...I think all our families will be offered matches in much less than 6 months..." -PT
MUCH LESS THAN SIX MONTHS!!! We SHOULD, note the word SHOULD, at least have a photo of our little girl some time between now and June. Our agency directors returned from China last Wednesday and have slowly filled us in on the details of their trip (and you all know I LOVE the details). This time last month I was scrambling to compile all of the information they needed to send to the CCAA (China Center for Adoption Affairs). Now I'm wondering when all of this preparation is going to become REAL. We know our information is in China and they are working to find our daughter based upon the information we provided. Who knows when it will be but the point here is "MUCH LESS THAN SIX MONTHS"!!! At one time I thought we would "meet" her by Christmas (and by "meet" I mean see her picture). I dreamed of spending our 10th anniversary (May 09) in China. Then, with all of the I-800A mess, I've submitted to the fact that it might be next fall or even 2010. Now it could be June!!!!!!! I'll take June...sign me up for June...I'm in for JUNE!
When we receive a referral from the Xingfu program, we will have our Physicians review the file and make a recommendation. We will consider their advice and then make the decision we feel is right for our family. Over the past two years, I have prayed diligently that God will reveal to us our daughter in a very obvious way. I'm not asking Him for a burning bush or a parting sea. Perhaps just a little "sign" to let us know that she was meant to be ours. Maybe I'm asking for too much but he is GOD after all. He can do ANYTHING He wants. Though I have not mentioned it here, we walked this road back in the summer. It was an extremely difficult decision to make but in the end we did not have ANY peace about the medical circumstances placed before us. We took that as our sign that she was not our daughter. This time, with a referral looming within the next six months, I am praying harder than ever that we will KNOW with 100% certainty that she is our MH.
When the time comes for us to review a file, I will not post the news immediately. I hope and pray the file we receive is a good match but there are no guarantees. I do not want to broadcast news that may later be a heartbreaking reminder of another difficult decision. With that said, I am going to post in code.
If you stop by our blog and see this...
PLEASE stop what you are doing and PRAY! There is nothing more you can do for us during that time than to pray for our discernment. Not everyone will know what the code means but those of you who have read this post will know exactly what I mean. Stork photo and SCC's When Love Takes You In video. I hope I have some good news to share very soon...I hope...I Hope...I HOPE...
5 comments:
i am so glad that i did not have to have the horrible wait for a referral! i can feel your pain. however, i think the wait stinks more once you see their face and can't bring them home...and especially when your wait goes beyond the average time wait.
we also did not tell too many people when we were reviewing our china doll's file. in our case, we were not dealing with physical medical issues...just some delays...so we did not have her file reviewed. make sure you know that her physician is not negative towards international adoption. i've heard some paint such grim pictures because they are not fully versed in it.
and don't worry...you will know. you may still feel so nervous you feel like you are going to throw up;), but you will know.
Hoping you find the child God has picked for you. We will pray in Texas when we see the CODE.
Praying!!!!
Looking forward to saying an extra prayer for you REAL soon.
My husband and I have just begun the domestic adoption process and I thought to stop in and check on you. I am so excited for you! I know that China can be a long process, and I am thrilled that you might be further along than you thought. What great news!
The stork code makes me smile, because I just gave our adoption blog this address: www.fromthestork.blogspot.com. I liked the aspect of God delivering me a child, but much better than the stork.
And I love the holiday blog design. Lovely!
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