Blogger Layouts

Saturday, September 3, 2011

And I am finished!

Well, much GREAT news on the adoption homefront this week!! We received Anthony's passport on Wednesday! So, that's the last in our family we are waiting on. I am sure the Langley's have theirs but they aren't home yet, so we will find out. Unfortunately Mrs. Betty has to have some tests run on her heart, so we will have to wait and see if what is going on is going to prevent her from going with us. So say a prayer for her! Anyway, once we find out what's going on, we will mail our Visa apps and that will FOR SURE be the last thing of paperwork I can do!
THEN...we were cabeled on Thursday (the 1st) and got our PDF yesterday! NOT in time for our agency to send it to China to be dropped off Tuesday, BUT...it should be Wednesday! This is an important step bc it's the FINAL thing I can do! All the rest is up to China! What's left is our Article 5 which is a preliminary approval of our immigration file by the US Consulate and it is required by the CCCWA in order to issue the travel approval! That is said to take basically 2 wks! THEN the last step is TRAVEL APPROVAL!!! So, once our Article 5 is delivered to the CCCWA they will begin the process to issue our approval! They say this takes about 2-4 wks but most have been getting it in about 21 days! It's after THIS part that we will choose a consulate appointment date and know exactly WHEN we will be traveling!!! So, basically, we should know our travel dates in about  4-6 wks!!! Then you normally travel 1-3 wks later! So we are still looking at Nov. My agency said late Oct or early Nov!!!
So, as you can see, my work on this side of this adoption is FINISHED!!! It's been basically 9 months (HMMMM that's how long you  carry a baby!!!!) of me getting paperwork and filling it out..calling and checking on where it is and how long we have to wait for this and that! NOW..there's NOTHING I can do but sit back and wait!! UGGHH!!! THIS is going to be hard for my obsessive self! :) BUT..I do know that God is  in control, and has been from the beginning, of this adoption and knows exactly when we will leave! It would be nice if He could somehow tell me! :) But, I have to be patient. On the grand scheme of things, the time we have left is short! We have ALOT of money that still has to be saved and I have things like gifts for the AYI's, sewing, planning where my children will go while we are gone, getting the room REALLY prepared for Zoey and still spending time with my other China baby while she's only with me by herself for about another 8 wks! So, much to be done in really, a short amount of time!
BTW..got updates on Zoey's size....she weighs 25.6 pds and is 33.5 inches tall! I can't believe that we will have (what I think is the only other ) TALL CHINESE GIRL!! AHAHA Isn't God amazing?!?!?!? Wow!!!

So, until there, there are prayer things!
1. Pray that Mrs. Betty's heart issue is a non-issue.
2. That the timeline is short and nothing prolongs it.
3. That Zoey continue to stay well and that God prepares her heart for us!! (ours is already prepared for her!)
4. The money we need comes and the stress of that goes away!
5. That all the things I have to get done, get done!

I am so blessed/honored to know that I don't have to worry about any of this, but can just take them to my Lord and talk to HIM about them and know, that He's had it all planned out..I just have to sit back and wait for Him to reveal everything. How peaceful that is!!!

Hang on Zoey..we are coming!! We love you more than  you could possibly know!! You will soo have a BIG family and we are ecstatic to make you the last Langley and our last little girl from China! What a blessing it is and you are! WE LOVE YOU!!!!