We have been checking the mailbox daily STILL waiting for our Fingerprinting dates through Immigration... patience, patience. Our dossier papers are all finished and have been approved by our social worker; yeah! We just need to wait for Immigration and our I-171H approval. Next, our dossier papers need State Certification (lets hope the MN Government is up and running soon) and then the Ethiopian embassy authenticates everything. After that- we will be officially on the "Waiting Family List." Everyone asks- how long? Boy if all of us adopting families knew the answer to that question, ha! Everyones story and journey is different. The age request for our daughter, being that she will be older age 3-5, "should" shorten our wait time compared to couples waiting for an infant. Indeed- one step at a time! I am starting to truly believe in Gods path, God's journey, Gods time. For so many years, Allan and I have discussed adoption. After loosing my very missed sister Katlyn, maybe its NOW that we will need each other even more; maybe now is the time intended. (I do believe Katlyn is helping us along this journey by the way.) Keep the children and families waiting in your continued prayers along with my parents and us for strength in grieving for Katlyn!
Coming up! Our family, along with grandma Diane, are attending MEHABER this Saturday, July 9th at the MN State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. Mehaber is an Ethiopian celebration with cultural booths, Ethiopian food, a Merkato with different Ethiopian items for sale, round table discussion for adopting families, dance etc. Should be fun and I'm so excited for the kids to start to learn and see their sisters culture, our new culture in OUR family! We'll post pictures. Blessings to you all and your families!
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