Nothing is official......but I think we are really close to being matched with our baby girl. The long awaited day!! Once we receive our referral, our travel date will be right around the corner (travel 2-6 wks later). Once we arrive in the Marshall Islands, the adoption will be complete in a couple of days. But we will be in the islands 4-6 weeks, waiting on her paperwork to travel around the world (literally) so she can enter the US. Once we hit US soil, she is an official US citizen!!
This week, the lawyer has asked us for clarifications, more documents, etc. If I were a "half-empty" kinda girl, I would say this is all such a hassle. But the "half-full" girl in me knows that it is a good sign when the lawyer is fine-toothing thru the paperwork!!! Our agency coordinator also asked me how I feel about spending Christmas in the islands. Hmmmmm, let me think about it a minute.....
....On a tropical island with my family (including my new baby), far away from all the commercialism, all the deadlines, the alarm clocks, all the busy days the holidays brings. Quiet, simple, time alone with my family to celebrate the birth of our LORD......it will truly be paradise! Don't get me wrong, I love all the Christmas parties with family and friends. But just this once.....how great it will be to focus on the real meaning of Christmas! How real the Savior's birth will seem, as I sit quietly, holding the precious gift that took us half-way across the world and 2.5 years to realize. So, yes, I will not mind spending Christmas in the islands!
Keep us in your prayers!
Kathy
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
