Yesterday as I unpacked her suitcase full of things I had packed I decided that we have to hand this burden over. I have to trust that God will be with her and help her to understand why we are taking so long. No more counting down and worrying with travel arrangements and planning when we will possibly travel. We have had her referral officially for 7 months and if you had told me we would still be waiting on court I would have laughed in your face. Guess the joke is on me.
Thank you to our dear friends Sean and Andrea who put us up last night, kept us warm, cozy, and very entertained on such a depressing night. Thanks for sharing your warm house!
Ian and Sophia waiting for a table
cuteness that happens while I'm at work
yummy snow (not the yellow kind that our dog makes!)
Just wanted to document for when Cortney wonders why he is sick?
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15 comments:
I am so sorry. I hate that it went that way. I was hoping they would do something so you all could get through. I can't believe it... the ups and downs of adoption. Your court date is now 6 days before ours. I will continue praying for good court dates.
Enjoy the extra time you have to spend with just Ian.
Oh, I wanted SO badly for you guys to pass. I get it, the wanting for her even more than you. But God knows what will work best, even so, even as it's impossible to see or understand and it hurts. I am praying for peace and fortitude for you all, for a sure pass next time! hang in there and hug that ridiculously cute little guy! M
Sorry...
Ugh. I am so sorry that you guys are having to wait so long. It's so hard...especially because she's waiting on you guys too.
I am so sorry to see this. I am assuming we will have the same news, but have yet to hear from our agency yet. I like you, never expected to be where we are, 9 months after referral without our daughter home.
I am so sorry, I was praying courts would sneak these few cases in and not reschedule. I am full of anxiety waiting for a court date. Same boat...if anyone told me I'd be waiting 7+ weeks for a court date, I would have laughed. For us, waiting the 2nd time around is harder. It shouldn't be, but it is. We'll continue to pray for you guys.
We are so sad to learn about the delay and are hopeful that the March 10 date will be successful. We are here for you...
no doubt the wait is hard. your family is in my prayers.
kathy
no longer waiting on Greyson
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I am so sad for you and for M. Sending you guys hugs and hoping for the next court date to be successful.
Oh, I so feel your pain. We are RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. We thought this time around would be so speedy, what, with an identified child and all, and, hey, it's a sibling who is sick. Why wouldn't others want to RUSH this. And your little girl. She is older and SO needs her mom. But no, there is no speediness in this adoption journey.
Great wisdom to give this burden over to God. It is way to heavy for you to carry, and He doesn't want you to anyway. Hope these weeks SPEED by for your family.
I am so very sorry. I can only imagine how disappointed you are. Seven months is way to long to wait!!
We're right there with you guys. We too got moved back to late March (our first court date was 12/17!). This is round 3 for us on the horizon. This is certainly not what we thought we were getting into but we are praying for a miraculous intervention from God next week - for all of us affected by this.
You are in our prayers.
So sorry to hear about more delays. Trust me, I know it's frustrating. Our 3rd court date is on Thursday and the way things have been going for others, I'm getting anxious. But you are right, we just have to leave it in God's hands. I don't understand why He doesn't intervine in both of our cases but He is God and I am not.
We are sorry to hear about your struggles with the Ethiopian courts. I have attempted to contact you guys once prior without any luck. My wife Sara and I live in N KY and are in the process of also adopting an older child from Ethiopia. We were hoping to be able to talk with you guys about your experiences. We adopted a little boy from Russia who turned two this past December and we are eager to meet another family that is adopting an older child while they already have a younger adoptee at home. If you have the time to email, we would really appreciate it. Thanks. Matt and Sara Ritzmann, mpritzmann@yahoo.com
Did I hear correctly..new court date on Thursday???? I hope so!
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