If you know anything about adoption you probably know that a significant part of the process is waiting. So much waiting. Our most recent phase of waiting has been has been focused on our mailbox. Four weeks ago we wrote a check for a lot of money, sent out a form and we were told to wait for a letter in the mail that would give us a date and time for our last fingerprint clearance.
We received our letter from the Department of Homeland Security today!!! This is the final step in the Dossier stage (the paperwork and background check stage). ,However, this isn't even the most amazing part. I know you'd think that finally receiving the letter we've been waiting for would be the most amazing part but it's not. The most amazing part is that out of 365 days in a year the date they assigned us is 6-19-12...our seven year wedding anniversary!
In the midst of all the waiting there are days when it feels like Uganda is very far away. If you let yourself you can start to wonder if you will ever really hold your son. Will this family ever be complete? People constantly ask you if there has been any progress in the adoption process and the answer is most frequently "no." If you let it, it can be very discouraging.
And then a letter comes in the mail and within it is a little love note from God. 6-19-12. A very important date for our family. We could have been assigned any day of the week, any day within the next 3 months and "somehow" we were assigned our 7 year wedding anniversary. For me, this is God's way of communicating to me that He is in control of this process and even though it feels slow, it's happening in His perfect timing.
Seven is also a holy number in the bible. As stated in my previous post, we wanted to begin this process a long time ago, but we waited until we felt like God was giving us the green light. For me this is just continued conformation that we're doing this at the right time and that even though there are many hurdles ahead, it's all going to work out because its HIS plan.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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