March 15th

Can you believe we are 1/2 way through the month of March? How time files, and then again some days it seems to drag on and on - like if you are waiting for a specific phone call! Nope folks we have not had any word since our last update a week ago. So, actually I was just posting to tell you we had no news, cause if you are anything like me you might be wondering. Our case worker was going to call Friday, and we didn't hear from her. So, I have decided that this stewing I've been doing isn't going to do me any good nor is it going to get any news here any faster. Therefore, I am trying to be calm about waiting and stop being in such a fret about things. Besides, I need to turn my stewing into some productive labor around here. I need to get things done so when we do get that call to leave I will not have a million things to do because I was just sitting around twiddling my thumbs while I had time to work.
Please continue to pray for our INS paperwork though. There is talk that it might have to be redone. The small bit of possible good news though, it does not sound like it will be as big of a problem as we had thought. A problem, yes, but not quite the catastrophie we were afraid it could become. I sent in my jury paperwork asking to be excused. I am to hear something back in a week or so. Hopefully they have excused me from that although I could not give them anything specific about plans as I don't have any.

Guess that's all - now I must head to bed. Until next time...................

March 8th

I figured for those of you who read my blog where wondering if there was a current update on anything. Sorry to say -nope. We did get the paperwork mailed off to the "new" adoption agency and they have received it. (It was simply an agency agreement for to agree to work with the new agency & new powers of attorney - check my last post for details if you are in the dark.) Past that we know nothing as to progress on our case. We have a few items of prayer we would like to mention. I guess in the grand scheme of things, it's just 1 prayer request from 2 different angles. 8-) Please pray we receive our invitation to travel very soon & we can get things squared away to travel soon after that. It seems like our adoption journeys are sprinkled with near miss castrophies....The latest, which we knew as coming is the expiration of our INS (immigration) approval. We need to have our adoption finalized & apply at the US embassy overseas on or before June 2 - otherwise our INS approval expires and must be renewed. We are praying that things will be finalized before that date as we do not know what all would have to be redone if our INS expires. Please pray for the Lord's mercy on this!
The other item of intrest - I have been summoned for jury duty beginning April 1st. It is a 3month "tour of duty". If we are able to travel before the expiration of of the INS I will not be able to serve. I must request a deferment, but in order to do that I need to have some idea of when we might be traveling. I am needing to get the paperwork for that sent in. So we have several things resting on us getting a travel date soon. Your prayer is greatly appreciated!

Other then that, things are going well. I'm feeling great - Faith is as busy as every. Bob is taking advantage of some overtime at work.
Hope you have a great day! Until next time................