Where are we in this above process? Each of these steps can take days at a time, and can only be completed during the work week. Then factor in that no one worked (government wise - the first few steps) the Friday, Monday & Tuesday days after our court date - due to the Easter holiday. Sounds like it could be slow....however, things are moving along for us well! Yesterday (Monday) we applied for Little Miss's passport and the in country staff expects us to have the passport in hand today (Tuesday). Then tomorrow (Wednesday) we are getting Little Miss's medicals done.....as you can see we are SO CLOSE! Please pray for continued favor as we finish this process in country - we do love it here, but can't wait to get back to our kiddos at home and are very hopeful for a swift finale and to be home next week!
The fun didn't end yesterday after getting Little Miss's passport underway - we spent the rest of the day out and about. Ephrim even found a car seat for the van (a rarity here), so we had our first opportunity to try it out with Little Miss.....it was a novelty for a while, but then she wanted out! I have to admit that it is kinda nice to be able to throw safety out the window and have it be culturally acceptable to hold (a mad about carseat) baby on your lap when they tire of it - but don't get used to it sweet girl, this exception is for a VERY limited time in your life ;) We had a great day running around, went for coffee, up to the top of Mt. Entono (and had our Adam Sandler look alike tour guide again, which Jason agreed whole heartedly with that comparison! He really is a nice man, so if you are ever in ET, visit Mt. Entono museum on Tues, Wed or Thurs, as we found out that is when he works), we then ate lunch at the Lucy restaurant (where Little Miss went CRAZY eating - even shrieked outloud in excitement when the waitress brought her some unasked for french fries - this girl loves her some table food. We think she is making up for lost time). After lunch we headed to visit a friend's son who is in an orphanage (about a 1/2 hour from where we are staying) to drop off some love from his family eagerly awaiting him to come home. All in all it was another long day, gone 9 hours again, so today we are resting up and not going anywhere!
So, seemingly off topic of daily activities, but honestly I can't stop contemplating the orchestration of the timing of our stay here in ET. Honestly, for years I have wondered just who we would travel with, adoption mama wise from our agency, as travel typically happens in at least a group of 2 or 3 families. I have had the opportunity to connect with some truly amazing women during the adoption process (from different parts of the country, but with my same agency) that I was hopeful that our travel timing to line up so we could meet in person. But in reality? We are literally here at the same time as no one else. As far as I know from the moment we arrived until currently.....we are the only family. How crazy is that? But you know what? We aren't alone at all. I can not tell you the amount of amazing people and families working in ministry here in ET (from the U.S.) that we are interacting with DAILY. There are honestly times like last night, where we find ourselves in the middle of a visit with three other families and other local folks who work with them in ministry, sharing meals, stories, life. Families whose hearts are aligned right up with what God has spent the last 3 years realigning ours to. Amazing. Truly amazing - because since we started the adoption process one of my heart's cry's has been for God to even line up who we spent our time in country with......in that prayer? I would have never imagined it like this.....as I only thought of it in the adoption realm. Incredible how Jason and I are in country because of adoption, but through it, we are seeing yet again that adoption is just a piece of the very large puzzle of what God is doing in us and through us. HE is good. He uses all things for good, even those things that are snaggily, painful and feel not so great at the time, but wow, am I grateful for the time and place that He has put us here right now.
For those of you praying for Little Miss and sleep - thank you! We've turned a corner in figuring out what she needed as far the "how" to get her to sleep without a fight and it has made all the difference. We are doing MUCH better - now if I could only turn off my brain.......
Where are all the pics of this beautiful Little Miss? When will her whole face grace the blogosphere? Unfortunately, not until we get home, as our technology has limitations in ET and I can't figure out just how to make it happen. Once home, I fully intend to go back and place the appropriate pictures in their rightful places throughout these posts ;)
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