A Glimmer

Today we heard from Sr. Monica and she was going to take our girls for their dr.'s appointment (part of the requirements on the Canadian side of things).  We hadn't heard from her is  such a long time that it gave me renewed hope for the long journey ahead.  Thank you God for that little glimmer.

Dossier

Finally, finally, finally, we have sent our dossier to Ghana on Feb. 6, 2012.  Oh lord, it has been a long time coming.  It will get there next week and we hope to hear within two weeks of that.  That may be a little ambitious on our parts but that is the hope.  And we can't live without hope, can we?

Hurrah!!!!!

Today the F.ed E.x guy came and delivered our adoption application.  So much trouble for so little paper.  Oh well, now we have to go back to the dr. for another evaluation.  We had to do one for the homestudy as well.  It will be so nice to get our dossier together, send it off and have the ball in their court.

Picked Up

Our adoption application has been picked up in Africa by F.ed E.X.  MK you are my hero!

We Got It!

Life is sometimes so amazing.  God knows I am weak and easily discouraged.  He knows that He will have to guide me and pave the way.  He knows that, in the end,  it is up to Him whether we can make this adoption happen.  So far, He has been very easy on me.  Through a friend of a friend's brother, I am going to get my application.  I just came back from wiring him the money, which was also super easy, and now I wait til I have to send Fed Ex to pick it up.  It's funny how it wasn't the people who I thought could help that helped.  It was a long shot and my last resort when I contacted a friend of a friend's brother.  I met this lady at my son's preschool and haven't known her very long.  I was hesitant to contact her friend.  I also contacted nine adoption agencies to try and get the application. In the end, it was the most unlikely connection that got us the application. The way that seemed to me to be the most difficult was actually the easiest.  That is God's way. Now I have to phone Fed Ex and set up a pick up time.

Fax

Today, a miraculous day because our fax went through.  This means nothing but it does mean that faxes can and sometimes will go through.  This is something to rejoice in today.

Playing Hot and Cold

Day 2 of trying to phone Africa.  I have new phone numbers this time around as I spoke with Sr. M and she gave them to me.

First phone number.  It rings and rings.  Then they say it is busy.  Fine.  I will phone the next number.
I phone the next number.

Me: Hello.
Then: Hello.
Me: HELLO!
Them: Hello?
Me: Can you hear me?  (Thought I would throw that in there to vary the conversation.)

Phone goes dead.  Hmmmmm.  OK. I try again.

Me: Hello?
Them: Hello?
Me: Can you hear me?
Them: Yes, I can.
Me: I am calling from Canada.
Them: Oh yes, (mumble, mumble)...Sr. M (mumble, mumble)
Me: Great.  We need an adoption application.
Them:  (mumble, mumble)...(mumble, mumble)
Me: I don't understand. Can you repeat that?
Them: (mumble, mumble)...(mumble, mumble)
Me: Great.  Do you have a fax number?
Them: Yes, I will get it for you.

I hear laughter and talking in the background with the occasional "fax" thrown in for good measure.  Then  the phone goes dead.  Luckily for me, they called me back and gave me the number.  So, in one week's time, I have gotten warmer.  I mean not hot but warm.  I was cold before that.  Really cold.  Now I have phone numbers.  Several, in fact. I even have a fax number.  How warm is that?  But I still don't have the adoption application.   If I had that, I would be red hot.