Fall update

As we approach our 2nd anniversary of submitting our dossier for Hannah, we have mixed emotions. Sometimes it seems as if this is never going to happen, while other days we are more optimistic. Our agency is still working through their issues with Hague agreement. They have closed all of their regional offices now, and we are once again working with the home office in St. Louis. I have my doubts that they will be able to continue to stay in business at all, but they assure us that there is a plan in place if they do not receive the Hague accreditation. I guess once again we will wait and see. Our friends in TN, the Millwoods, are very close to receiving their referral, so I guess we will live vicariously through them until it is our turn. We continue to pray for the stability of the program in general and ask for God's guidance and patience while we continue to wait.

As for the program in general, the CCAA completed matching the first week of Feb. 06 last month. There are 33 log in dates with our agency ahead of us, and at the current rate that means that we have a minimum of 33 months until we get a referral. That's hard to imagine, but a very realistic possibility. We will see what happens when referrals come through this week. One day at a time.....

As for our sweet Grace, she is in first grade this year and doing great. She has grown so much this year and we are incredibly proud of her accomplishments in school so far this year. She remains the light of our lives and her hugs and kisses make the pain of the wait disappear!


As we have said so many times before, we know God is in control of this situation. He knows what he is doing and what is best for us. We continue to trust in Him!