On this fortieth day of waiting I'm reminded of the many examples of 'after 40 days' in the Bible. How must Jesus have felt after 40 days of fasting? What about Noah after 40 days inside the darkness of the ark? What kind of frustration did the Israelites army experience after 40 days of taunting from Goliath? What can I learn from this most recent 'after 40 days' in my life? I spoke with the new national benefits center (really you just get to talk with one of a few different call center people) once again this morning. No new news from them, our file is still in Missouri and still hasn't been assigned an agent to look at it. I've become concerned that our health documents are going to be too old once we get the ball rolling again. Following the blogs of couples going through the same adoption process can be both very supportive but also at times challenging. Yesterday we learned that another couple (the Vanderpool's) who are near us in the process were fortunate to receive their approval only 11 days after completing their fingerprint appointment. Hoping we'll hear something soon.
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It'll happen soon:) We'll look back after meeting our beautiful children and think that the timing was perfect. It is frustrating-all this waiting. But these delays are all happening for a reason, we just don't know it yet!
Praying for you guys. I know the waiting is so hard. We waited about 50-55 days after we did finger prints. Lots of running to the mail box in anxious anticipation followed by a let down. Rest in the reality that God has already chosen your child.
Praying for you guys. I understand especially about the physical forms, our's are now expired and we have to get new ones filled out. Called my Dr today and the office notary is on vacation until next week! How frustrating! But God's timing is perfect. I have to keep reminding myself of that.
Tara,
It has been fun to follow your blog. We are right behind you ... hoping to get our homestudy from rough draft to final this week and get it off. Thanks for being transparent. I have felt like I am walking through mud at times: feeling good to get stuff done, but overwhelmed by what else needs to happen.
Julie Thompson
crossroadsoflightanddarkness.blogspot.com/
We, too, are right with you. We have only been waiting about three weeks now but have found it nearly impossible to get through to someone over at the NBC. Praying for the process to speed up for everyone!
Catherine Allison
www.allisonantics.blogspot.com
praying for your continued patience and strength!
-love, the garvins
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