adoption update {and more}

We finally have LID.

10-28-10

And honestly, I'm still quite calm about the whole timing thing.

Not sure if that's a sign of my super spirituality or
me feeling like,
what the heck are we doing?

More the latter than the former, I'm certain.

But, oh well.
What kind of faith is involved in doing things that feel safe?

On the other hand,
what the heck are we doing?

Just kidding.
(hee)


So speaking of children,
I remembered something my oldest said to me as
he and I were driving to his college visit.

I asked him to pass me a napkin because my fingers were greasy.
Delicious McD hashbrowns, ya know?
Stop judging me.

He said,
"Mom, just wipe your hands on your jeans."

Me,
"Brenden! I just put these clean jeans on an hour ago,
I'm not wiping my hands on them."

Bren,
"No, mom...you just carefully wipe your fingers on the seams,
then no one will notice."

Me,
"Oh. Huh. Brilliant."

This is the same child who couldn't figure out why his
jeans were so annoyingly short all of a sudden.

Til I asked him what size they were.

34/32.

"Brenden, you wear 32/34. You have on your dad's jeans."






That's it for now, folks.
Sorry, that's the best I could come up with.

I got nothing else.
You get what you pay for.

LID, baby!

Three posts in one day?

Why that's simply unheard of!!

But I had to tell ya'll that we got word of our LID!!!

April 16.


I was hoping for a week earlier but that's A-OK.
I woke up feelin' something was in the air....The Holy Spirit was nudging me,
I just knew it!!

LID and other mysteries

Well, let's get you up-to-date here:

Still no LID.

There.
You are updated.

Let's examine the facts a bit and throw around our ideas and opinions.

First, let me start with this....though I have brief moments of panic, I'm very much at peace over not hearing a peep from the CCA*. Yep, I really am. God is in control. And His hand is on our dossier at every step, no doubt about it. I think what we fail to realize sometimes....is that when things don't happen as quickly as we would like, it's actually God working behind the scenes making sure things happen just as they should in just the right timing. And though my heart's desire is to travel early in the summer....I truly want what God wants. And perhaps His plan is different than mine.....because He knows the BEST way. I'm soooo good with that!

That being said, we were DTC on March 25. And short of something bad happening to our dossier along the way (I'm refusing to go there), we likely DO have an LID around April 8. We just haven't been notified of it.

I have heard that it can take up to 6-8 weeks to get notice of an LID.....and occasionally, you don't receive notice of it at all (if you are one those...please let me know! It would be encouraging to me!).

So I'm choosing to believe that our dossier is logged-in and already setting on someone's desk....and dare I say, already being reviewed!! AND....my other fantasy thought is that.....we will get our approval soon!

Ok, the title of this post also includes other mysteries. Hmmmm, can't think of any at the moment. I just needed a catchy title. I will certainly report to you any mysteries that pop up later in my day.