Looks like I won't be the only thing on a plane this weekend.
We just found out that our Dossier arrived back from Washington D.C., authenticated and ready to be sent on it's way to Ethiopia!
So, while I'm sailing the blue skies over the Rockies, our future parenthood will be voyaging it's way over the blue seas of the Atlantic.
Sounds like a good travel weekend to me.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
September 24th.
Awesome, right?
Want to know what this is all about?
It is really cool...
Like really really REALLY cool.
Like Gangnam Style cool.
Stay tuned because there is a countdown. The final countdown?
No.
Just stay tuned.
Want to know what this is all about?
It is really cool...
Like really really REALLY cool.
Like Gangnam Style cool.
Stay tuned because there is a countdown. The final countdown?
No.
Just stay tuned.
Monday, September 17, 2012
The Good vs. The Ugly
Adoption is a beautiful thing.
When Erik and I started this process, we found ourselves obsessively drawn toward watching Ethiopian Adoption "Gotcha Day" videos on YouTube.
If you need a REALLY good full body cleansing cry...go look it up. You can thank me later.
Everyone always tells us that they are so excited for us. That this is such an amazing thing that we are going through. That adoption...well...adoption is a beautiful thing.
I don't disagree. But I also think there are some really ugly sides. Some really hard sides. Some really messed up and upsetting things about it that come with the good.
We have been getting updates for the past couple of months about the government process in Ethiopia and how things are changing. We were told that we might be seeing an increase in wait times but would be officially notified by mid-September.
On Friday, we found out that Dossiers sent to Ethiopia as of August are looking at a 29-31 month wait time from the time our Dossier is in Ethiopia to referral.
29-31 months?
They don't show that in the "Gotcha Day" videos.
We have made a lot of great friends through this adoption process that I know are hearing the same news and I know are saddened, discouraged, and broken-hearted.
We also know that there are a lot of kids in Ethiopia waiting for homes, waiting for families, waiting for someone to do something.
It doesn't make sense.
It makes me so mad.
It breaks our hearts.
It makes us hate the bad so much.
It makes us question the good.
It throws everything up in the air and begs the question, "What happens now?"
I am slightly at a loss today.
When Erik and I started this process, we found ourselves obsessively drawn toward watching Ethiopian Adoption "Gotcha Day" videos on YouTube.
If you need a REALLY good full body cleansing cry...go look it up. You can thank me later.
Everyone always tells us that they are so excited for us. That this is such an amazing thing that we are going through. That adoption...well...adoption is a beautiful thing.
I don't disagree. But I also think there are some really ugly sides. Some really hard sides. Some really messed up and upsetting things about it that come with the good.
We have been getting updates for the past couple of months about the government process in Ethiopia and how things are changing. We were told that we might be seeing an increase in wait times but would be officially notified by mid-September.
On Friday, we found out that Dossiers sent to Ethiopia as of August are looking at a 29-31 month wait time from the time our Dossier is in Ethiopia to referral.
29-31 months?
They don't show that in the "Gotcha Day" videos.
We have made a lot of great friends through this adoption process that I know are hearing the same news and I know are saddened, discouraged, and broken-hearted.
We also know that there are a lot of kids in Ethiopia waiting for homes, waiting for families, waiting for someone to do something.
It doesn't make sense.
It makes me so mad.
It breaks our hearts.
It makes us hate the bad so much.
It makes us question the good.
It throws everything up in the air and begs the question, "What happens now?"
I am slightly at a loss today.
"But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, they run and don’t get tired, they walk and do not grow faint." Isaiah 40:31
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