It seems like the very moment everything is going smoothly, something happens to interrupt my timing. But it never interrupts God's timing. We did receive our documents back from NJ. BUT, they were done wrong and so the long weeks of waiting to save a few dollars has become spending more money to expedite them to have them done correctly. I thought it was clear that documents for China have to be authenticated and not Apostille because even though China is a Hague country, they do not accept the Apostille on documents. SOOOOO.... back the documents go via FedEx this time and with the expedite fee.
It was not a nice feeling to finally get the documents back only to find out they were not done right! I just have to keep breathing and know that it is all in God's timing. We still need to send our I-800a approval letter to Dover to be Authenticated, so it will only delay us a few days getting the documents to DC and the Chinese Embassy.
In some ways I wish there was a master list detailed as to what documents need what stamps of approval and where to send and when.... but as different as each state, country and even adoption agency are there are as many lists and requirements to make anyone just a little nutty.
We are so thankful for our comrades on Facebook where there is a wealth of encouragement, ideas, info, and quick answers to questions every day! This is a journey that is only beginning. The "birthing" pains and stresses are leading us to our knees to continually seek out God's will and help. We are still finding blessings every day!
We are so thankful for each and every one of you who is holding us up in prayer. We need it!! We are hoping to have our documents to China by mid May. Then it is about a 4 month time frame to travel from that date!!!! This summer is going to go by so fast and so slow at the same time.
I'll leave you with one of my favorite songs. :)
"Give me your eyes" by Brandon Heath
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