Today my dear friend Heidi (who took the day off of work to go with me) and I drove the I-171H to Lansing for certification! This is the final document we need before sending our dossier to China. It was a wonderful day indeed and brought back so many memories of when my mom and I made the same trek over 2 years ago for Lillian. After having the document certified, we made a quick stop at the photo copy place and then to the FedEx box to send it to Chicago for authentication. Heidi and I then stopped for a quick bite to eat, toured the capital building (which is beautiful!) and then drove to the outlet mall for a little shopping.:)
Once our I-171H is returned from Chicago, Kirk and I will send our entire dossier to AWAA where they will review it and then FedEx it to China!!!! Then, the LONG wait begins. At this time, it is taking about 12-14 months from being logged into China to referral. Lord willing, China will speed up referrals. However, we know God's timing is perfect to bring us to our daughter!
Praying for a quick turn around from China!
Brenda (Kirk and Lilly too!)
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
The Sovereignty of God
Dear family and friends,
The last 6 weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster for us. We have gone to the top of the mountain and deep into the valley. But God's grace is amazing and we do feel blessed!
The day after our fingerprint appointments, I found out we were pregnant! We were suprised and thrilled. Two weeks later, the Lord amazingly brought us our approved I-171H! We thought this would take at least 3 months! Another miracle, but yet it was a little bittersweet for me. China requires that biological children have to be 1 year old before submitting our paperwork, so we had decided to put our adoption on hold.
Last week, we miscarried. I was 10 weeks along. Although we do not understand this, we trust in HIS almighty plan for our lives.
We are excited to continue with the adoption of our second daughter from China! Obviously she is ready for her forever family sooner than we thought. Our I-171H is in the process of certification and authentication. Once that is complete, our dossier (all the paperwork) goes to our agency and then on the China!! We hope to logged into China in early October.
We praise the Lord for our daughters and trust Him with all of our futures! We'll let you know when the paperwork is off to China!
With a thankful heart,
Brenda
The last 6 weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster for us. We have gone to the top of the mountain and deep into the valley. But God's grace is amazing and we do feel blessed!
The day after our fingerprint appointments, I found out we were pregnant! We were suprised and thrilled. Two weeks later, the Lord amazingly brought us our approved I-171H! We thought this would take at least 3 months! Another miracle, but yet it was a little bittersweet for me. China requires that biological children have to be 1 year old before submitting our paperwork, so we had decided to put our adoption on hold.
Last week, we miscarried. I was 10 weeks along. Although we do not understand this, we trust in HIS almighty plan for our lives.
We are excited to continue with the adoption of our second daughter from China! Obviously she is ready for her forever family sooner than we thought. Our I-171H is in the process of certification and authentication. Once that is complete, our dossier (all the paperwork) goes to our agency and then on the China!! We hope to logged into China in early October.
We praise the Lord for our daughters and trust Him with all of our futures! We'll let you know when the paperwork is off to China!
With a thankful heart,
Brenda
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