Made the Deadline

Well, our dossier has been turned in now for a week.  We made the July deadline in plenty of time!!  So now we just wait and wait.  It could be a year or more, we will see.  I am so glad to be finished with the bulk of the paperwork.  To me that was always the worst part, but I understand why, and did it without griping, it is the very least I can do when someone else is making a HUGE sacrifice.

There has been so much in the news about Nepal adoptions.  I know some people might be surprised that we stayed with it.  Well, not that it really matters, because it is our choice, but I thought I would share with you why we are still with Nepal.  I already shared the story of how we decided on Nepal in the first place, and I still believe it is totally in God's hands and he is leading us along.  It all started with him leading us and we decided to follow along and see what happened.  When our agency sent us an email about the potential freezing of adoptions, we were just about to start our home study.  That would have been the perfect time to stop or switch countries.  We really didn't feel led to another country...the processes are SO long and let's face it, Mark and I are not young pups anymore! (At least Mark isn't :))

Anyway, we prayed about it.  We waited for news from our agency and just prayed.  I specifically asked God to lead us in the right direction.  The news came back that we would continue forward....of course they could not guarantee us (as in any country program) that it would not shut down, but they felt confident enough to continue.  So, we decided to stick with it.  And just kept praying....lead us.  When we got our 171H back in 10 days.....another push by God saying keep going.  So we have stayed in there.  God is in charge of this adoption.  If he decides it is over, then that is what will be decided.  But for now, he has decided it will go forward.  I truly put this in his hands!

So there you go, that is why we stayed, we thought we were supposed to.  So, let the wait begin.
Vietnam Family Weekend this weekend.  So excited.  They boy has pink eye, hope that doesn't slow us up.  He will have been on drops for over 24 hours, so surely that will make him not contagious!  Just hope Mom and Dad don't get it!