Anniversary Gift from the CCAA!!!

Well today, June 23,2007 is Russ and My 18 year Wedding Anniversary.

What a WONDERFUL gift we got from the CCAA!!!
"The CCAA has finished the review of the adoption application documents registered with our office before April 30, 2006."
AHHHHHH we can breath again!

Now we are off to be matched up with our Sweet Alison Rose and hopefully Susan Renee. (We asked for twins if available at referral)

We are not out of the woods, so to say, yet. We now have that LONG WAIT to referral!

The CCAA has only sent out referrals up to November 7, 2005.

We still pretty much have a 6 month wait, then you have to add the length of time between referral. With the CCAA only doing 1 to 2 weeks a month, that starts adding up to a Longer and Longer wait. So, Unless the CCAA starts doing a full month of referrals at a time (to get us at referral in 6 months) We are still looking at no less than another year of waiting.

On our Anniversary, June 23,2005 We made our very first step into the adoption world. We made a visit to the Villa Hope International Adoption office in Birmingham, Alabama. We talked to the Director for a while, looked at photo's of the different countries to adopt from, but we kept leaning on China. I am so glad we did. I don't think we would have found our new and wonderful friends we have found in our Families with Children from China group. Anyway, we brought home the application to adopt. Well, needless to say, We didn't do to much with it at first. We were going through infertility treatments. When that all failed, we got hot on that application. We knew that even if the INVITRO worked, we were still going to adopt from China. Our hearts were already there. We turned our application in that November. Our home study was complete by February 2006. Our documents were off and logged in to China April 2006. Now, here we are 2 years down the road and still waiting for our family to grow.

It has been 2 years we started our journey to China, Sometimes it doesn't seem like it's been 2 years, But other times it seems 2 years and then some.

Thank you to our Family and Friends for your Love and Support through this long trial in our life. And yes to my Friend Tina, WITH GOD, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!! I think I have gained patience and a little better attitude towards myself and other people through this long wait. God works on our hearts in many different ways. This adoption process has made me a better person, and I THANK GOD for that!

Check back later for photo's of our FCC's Dragon Boat Races Day and Our Anniversary!!

Love, Lisa