Same Old, Same Old
I wanted to leave a quick update and let everyone know that nothing new is going on with our adoption. One year ago this week, with great excitement, we turned in all of our dossier to CHI, with the exception of our I-171H which came on December 16 and was a great anniversary gift! Now we are getting close to a year long wait. Each week, CHI says they don't know anything new about our situation, which is very frustrating. Things have basically been at a standstill for several months now. The story remains that we will not be given a referral until the current judge finishes her waiting cases and a new judge is assigned for adoptions. Fortunately, they are (eventually) finalizing adoptions, but the ones they are finalizing are for families who met their kids back before summer began. We continue to ask about the possibility of switching regions and continue to be told they don't recommend it since we are next. It makes me wonder if, come Spring, it will still be the same story! :) So the wait continues...we're going to try to just enjoy the Christmas season and pray that we will have our child home to celebrate the holidays with us by the end of 2008!
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Hi Carrie & Michael - you don't know me but I've been following your journey for a few months now. My husband and I are in the paper chase stage of our Russian adoption. I just wanted to leave you a few words of encouragement because much of what you have written has been inspiring to us. I can only imagine how frustrating the wait and the "no news" is to you. Try to remember that our timing is not God's timing, but His timing is perfect! Your family is in our thoughts and prayers, as well as those of our Monday evening small group. I hope these prayers bless you with a referral very soon!
Blessings to your entire family,
Karyn
Hi Carrie..oh, your words make me cringe remembering that wait. It will be so worth it in the end and the waiting can be so agonizing, but you really do forget the pain when that little one is placed in your arms. We continue to pray that Tver picks up and that you soon receive your referral. I will say another prayer as we pass through Tver on our train ride home.
Hang in there. It seems the holidays are making the wait even harder and we are struggling also even though we haven't been waiting as long. We'll be praying that referrals in Tver come soon.
Hang in there, this WILL be your last childless Christmas - I can feel it!
I'll be praying for reaccreditation.
Oh Carrie, your post sounds so much like many, many of mine. How many ways can you write that you have no news! Just know that at the end of this journey, however long it takes, you WILL have a child to call your own. Hugs to you from Dallas.
I pray that the new year brings you lots of hurried excitement.
Oh Carrie,
I know how hard this must be. I cannot imagine waiting an entire year to still be so confused about where to go from here. The only two more weeks has gone on for so long now. It is so hard to see the plan God has laid down before us all. I just hope that he continues to provide strength and encouragement during your wait. Your child is waiting for you and you will be united at the very moment God had planned since the beginning. I too wish God used my timeline and plan for our lives, but we learned very quickly that he has an entirely different plan including lots of bumps and detours.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Many Blessings,
Carey
Thank you so much for the encouragement... you really know how to calm a girl down! :-) I hope and pray something great happens soon. It looks like courtdates are being processed in Tver (according to the newsletter), so at least that's a good sign!
The waiting is tough but hang in there. Having just met our little guy, we know now that even though we are about to miss our 2nd Christmas with him, it had to be this way for our families to be joined. God is watching over all of us and he will bring you together at the right time.
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