How long is the wait? Part 8

To read the rest of the posts in the series here is a link to part 7.

First let me start by saying thank you.  Thank you to all who are praying for us, donated to our adopt together fundraiser and those who bought T-shirts.

Well, here we are again.  You may have noticed that this post is a month late.  We decided to move it to coincide with our ICAB Dossier approval.  That was a year ago if you can believe it.  We have been on this journey officially now for just over two years.  It is a little daunting to think that it could still be two more years before the kids come home.  I think for me the thing that makes the wait bearable is knowing that it is going to be two years.  It was really hard to wait for the dossier approval. We had been told it would take about a month.  At a month we hadn't heard anything. It wasn't until about month two that they came back and asked for more information.  Once we were able to assemble the additional information it still took a couple more months to get approved.

It is fun to see the new connections that are made as we walk this path.  As we share with others what we are doing, many people share stories of their own experiences with adoption.  Some of the stories are of their own journey, others know people who have adopted and a few have tried and been unsuccessful.  It is always neat to hear what others have experienced.

As the goatee continues to grow, it is now about 19 cm, it becomes more of a conversation piece.  It is always fun to share the reason behind it and to spread awareness about orphans and adoption.  I will say I am beginning to get somewhat attached to it, or maybe it is just attached to me, and it will be hard when the time comes to cut it off.