First let me say that at times I feel like a toddler in my relationship with God. I get it, I get to see His magnificent workings and then bam! something else happens and I go right back to being the toddler in a temper tantrum!
If you haven't been reading my blog (all 5 of you LOL!) I'll sum up our journey to our paperwork. We were delayed 3 times. I have spent a fortune on Fedex. I have been ORGANIZED (this is no small feat!) and still we have been delayed by OTHER PEOPLE!
Can I tell you how absolutely frustrating this is!
My last post about my son got me thinking even more. Then it dawned on me - THIS was why our Article 5 was delayed a week. If it had been picked up on Oct 27th like we expected, we would have been in the TA wave (25 families) that came on Tuesday. Knowing myself, I would have had airline tickets scheduled by Thursday. Long story short - I would have been in China with a kid in a full arm cast who needed it removed - oh yeah that would have been good! Besides the fact - I need him for this trip.
Ok I felt so in awe of Him, this weekend. What a nice and amazing place to be - just saying. I couldn't help smiling, I couldn't help telling those around me, I mean it is cool.
Of course I got another email today from our agency and low and behold ANOTHER delay! I mean really, I lost it, I balled, I typed up a ... um ... not so nice email. The only saving grace was that I had a tiny bit of thought to call my husband before hitting send. He of course calmed me, reminding me of who really is in charge. I am disappointed, people's incompetence jsut makes me mad. Please pray for us, this has to be one of the hardest experiences I can remember going through.
If you haven't been reading my blog (all 5 of you LOL!) I'll sum up our journey to our paperwork. We were delayed 3 times. I have spent a fortune on Fedex. I have been ORGANIZED (this is no small feat!) and still we have been delayed by OTHER PEOPLE!
Can I tell you how absolutely frustrating this is!
My last post about my son got me thinking even more. Then it dawned on me - THIS was why our Article 5 was delayed a week. If it had been picked up on Oct 27th like we expected, we would have been in the TA wave (25 families) that came on Tuesday. Knowing myself, I would have had airline tickets scheduled by Thursday. Long story short - I would have been in China with a kid in a full arm cast who needed it removed - oh yeah that would have been good! Besides the fact - I need him for this trip.
Ok I felt so in awe of Him, this weekend. What a nice and amazing place to be - just saying. I couldn't help smiling, I couldn't help telling those around me, I mean it is cool.
Of course I got another email today from our agency and low and behold ANOTHER delay! I mean really, I lost it, I balled, I typed up a ... um ... not so nice email. The only saving grace was that I had a tiny bit of thought to call my husband before hitting send. He of course calmed me, reminding me of who really is in charge. I am disappointed, people's incompetence jsut makes me mad. Please pray for us, this has to be one of the hardest experiences I can remember going through.
I am so sorry you've had so many delays. And even now when you are so close! I'll be praying that things smooth out and you get to your darling little ones very soon!!!
ReplyDeleteOk so I was on my way home to type this exact blog (without the broken arm). I want so bad to be in China for CHRISTMAS! So, we find out today our officer doesn't really care when we get there. We should be cabled....ugghhhh. Then I look at my blog and the title "his perfect timing" pops up. Oh to understand the magnitude of HIS timing. I'm praying with you and eating and complaining and then repeating the process!
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