One year ago today I was officially matched on the C*RINGS website with Sweet Baby R.
One month ago, my cw verified in person that the committee who is responsible for issuing the state level clearance had everything they needed for my case.
I need the state level clearance to move forward to the federal level clearance and I need the federal level clearance to move on to court and I need court to get the written orders and I need the written orders to get Baby R's passport and I need Baby R's passport so I can make travel plans.
That run on sentence is exactly what my wait feels like right now.
Still no news.
Please don't tell me about God's perfect timing. I wrote a whole post about that here.
There is nothing more frustrating than have everything regarding your child be in someone else's hands. And I think every adoptive parent will agree that those "someone else's hands" don't move anywhere near the speed we would like :)
So I continue to pray. I pray that people will feel moved to address my case and get us through the next step. I pray that I won't get discouraged. I pray that I will be present in each and every day with Munni Bird. This summer has been sooooo good for us. I know this is the last summer we will have together, just MommyMunni, so I've been losing myself in our time together. That's the beautiful thing about having a child while you are in process of adopting another. I love every moment of our time together because I know I will never get it back. And at the same time, I imagine what next summer will be like with the three of us :)
I admit that I am sad and disappointed because I really thought she would be home by her 3rd birthday. Instead, it will be another birthday that Munni and I will celebrate without her. We will take pictures so that one day, she will see the two birthdays we celebrated with her in our hearts.
In the meantime, I've been taking a ton of pictures of Munni. It never fails to amaze me the amount with which she has and continues to change. I can't wait to photograph her with her sister :)
But for now, I will continue to wait on the Lord and pray.
…and photograph my beautiful Princess!
One month ago, my cw verified in person that the committee who is responsible for issuing the state level clearance had everything they needed for my case.
I need the state level clearance to move forward to the federal level clearance and I need the federal level clearance to move on to court and I need court to get the written orders and I need the written orders to get Baby R's passport and I need Baby R's passport so I can make travel plans.
That run on sentence is exactly what my wait feels like right now.
Still no news.
Please don't tell me about God's perfect timing. I wrote a whole post about that here.
There is nothing more frustrating than have everything regarding your child be in someone else's hands. And I think every adoptive parent will agree that those "someone else's hands" don't move anywhere near the speed we would like :)
So I continue to pray. I pray that people will feel moved to address my case and get us through the next step. I pray that I won't get discouraged. I pray that I will be present in each and every day with Munni Bird. This summer has been sooooo good for us. I know this is the last summer we will have together, just MommyMunni, so I've been losing myself in our time together. That's the beautiful thing about having a child while you are in process of adopting another. I love every moment of our time together because I know I will never get it back. And at the same time, I imagine what next summer will be like with the three of us :)
I admit that I am sad and disappointed because I really thought she would be home by her 3rd birthday. Instead, it will be another birthday that Munni and I will celebrate without her. We will take pictures so that one day, she will see the two birthdays we celebrated with her in our hearts.
In the meantime, I've been taking a ton of pictures of Munni. It never fails to amaze me the amount with which she has and continues to change. I can't wait to photograph her with her sister :)
But for now, I will continue to wait on the Lord and pray.
…and photograph my beautiful Princess!
I'm praying for those who need to hurry up would do so, STAT!!! Meanwhile, those pictures are just BEAUTIFUL! Healing is an exciting thing to watch!!!
ReplyDeleteMunni is so beautiful! What a gift from God. I've never adopted, but I know that my 2nd pregnancy was a little easier than the first for waiting because I could enjoy my son and our time. I'm praying for the process to go quickly and for you to soak up these precious moments with your Munni. But I hope Baby R comes quickly!!
ReplyDeleteHate you still have no news! Praying for movement soon! LOVE all the pics! Beautiful!
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