Swine Flu Blues

There is a rumor floating around that the CCAA is delaying referrals for 20-30 days until the swine flu outbreak can be evaluated. This is especially bad news for those waiting for TAs (travel approvals). They have already waited so long for their LOAs (Letter of Approval) from China, and now may possibly have to wait an extra month!

We don't know if this will delay us or not at this point. The SARS epidemic is the only medical epidemic that we have to compare the swine flu to, and adoptions were still moving forward but at a slower pace. There is some speculation that, although TAs may be delayed, LOAs may not be. We pray that is the case, just so we know that everything is approved and in order with the Chinese government.

As always, we take heart in the fact that God is in control no matter what happens, and His timing is always perfect. Another grounding matter, my grandmother has been rushed to the hospital with what they think may be congestive heart failure. Please pray for my mom and dad, as they have been through so much lately. My mamaw is a wonderful woman, and is much loved by our family.

Will update.............

God is So Faithful!

I received a phone call from Shaohannah's Hope this afternoon. We were approved for a $3000 grant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so blessed, and so thankful!! Once again, God has reminded us that He is in control, and will see this through to the end. We have one other grant application out, so please keep praying that we receive something from it also.

Thank you so much for praying for us, and for following my ramblings! We love you guys!

Kristina

In Review!

We are ending our 39th day of waiting for our LOA! The time has FLOWN!!! Roger and I have been SO busy at work, chasing Emma, and transporting Parker that we haven't had time to take a breath lately! We received an email from our coordinator on Friday that one of our forms was outdated, so we had to complete a new one and email it to her that night. That means that we are in the REVIEW ROOM!!! Wow! That is exciting! The waiting time for the LOAs has been decreasing rapidly over the last month. What used to be a 90 day wait has dropped to a 70 day wait! Good news on one front, but scaring us a little! We aren't ready!

We are still waiting to hear from Shaohannah's Hope, but we did have some positive news on the financial front. Roger has been working very hard to get adoption benefits pushed through for local government employees. God has blessed his efforts, and it looks like that may go into effect for the next budget! I'm so proud of him for accepting the challenge! So many people have helped him with letters of support, etc. We are so grateful, and hope that this will encourage government employees to consider adoption as a possible way to expand their families.

Hope that everyone is well, and enjoying these warmer temperatures! Have a great week!

Just Checkin' In...........

No new news..........sigh. We are 24 days into the last BIG wait. There are some very positive movements on the Rumor Queen chart, however! In the last few weeks, LOAs have been drastically sped (is that a word?) up! The most recent average has dropped to 74 days!!! 74 days!!!!! If it continues to drop, we may be going earlier than we have expected. We're not talking in June, but possibly earlier in July. We have previously been thinking maybe the last part of the month, but its possible that it could be the middle part of July instead? Only God knows for sure, right?! He also knows how that is thrilling us, and terrifying us at the same time!! We did get a significant tax refund that help our adoption expense situation, but we are still significantly below where we need to be before all of those fees hit. Again, God knows all of this, and He has a plan.............of that we are confident! Shaohannah's Hope is still in the works, and we are praying to hear something positive by the end of the month from that group. We were turned down by God's Grace, and are applying for A Child Waits tomorrow.

Please pray for our little cutie! We want her to know that she is loved, and we cannot wait to hold her!

Thanks for listening to my ramblings!