Hope you all have that song stuck in your head now like I do!
We have had several people ask lately about what our time frame is looking like. First off, THANK YOU for asking and being interested. We really appreciate it! Now to answer the question-there is an average wait time of 6 to 12 months after our dossier is submitted before we get our referral! Pretty wide range, huh?
In the beginning of this process, we wanted to rush through everything as quickly as possible, and we were quite impatient. Now, we have a different outlook. Whether we get a call tomorrow or a year from now, we believe whole-heartily that the Lord has gone before us and knows who our son or daughter is. He will join us together in His timing. So until that comes, we want to use that time wisely.
If you know much about Jonathon, you know he is forever an optimist! What can I say, I guess after being with him for 10 years, he is starting to rub off on me! So here is a list of perks for having a longer wait:
-More time to read pretty much every resource I can get my hands on!
-More time to downsize things in our house to make room for another nursery
-More time to find nursery ideas! (I check hgtv rate my space everyday:) )
-More time to decide on a girls name (we have about 5 boys names we love and 0 girls we can agree on)
-More time to pray for our baby's birth mother!
-More time to prepare our hearts
-More time to talk to others about this massive, global need!
-More time to learn as much Amharic(Ethiopian language) as we can!
-More time to hopefully have Emory out of diapers!
-More time to get to know others on this adoption journey!
-More time to save money for this endeavor!
-More time to learn to fix African hair! If its a girl, I may need even more time!!!
-More time to adjust to both of us working.
-More time to relinquish control, and completely TRUST!
When you look at it that way, Time really is on our side. I need to start working on this "to-do" list!
