August Referrals

Hot News from our Agency:

CCAA updated their website to show the most recent referrals went for families with LIDs of May 15, 2006. Since FTIA’s next LID group isn’t until May 16, 2006. This makes the current wait time approximately 51 months from time of LID to time of referral.

Wow! 51 months......who woulda thunk! God's timing, God's timing (that is what I need to keep telling myself otherwise I probably would have given up by now.) We have been busy though so that helps time pass more quickly. We have been working on one of our rentals, getting it cleaned up so that we can rent it out again. We are praying that once we get it rented out that we will be able to sell them. Sure would help with our adoption expenses! Please pray for this! I know that God will take care of us and will help us but prayer sure helps!

Referrals!

WooooooHooooo! I can't believe I haven't blogged this yet! Referrals came out on July 15th and ..... wait for it! wait for it!! They have referred through May 10th! That means that they referred TWO WHOLE WEEKS OF LIDS!!!!!! at this rate we could possibly have our referral within about 18 months! Unless they decide to refer more than two weeks at a time. Say 3 or 4 weeks at a time! Then it could be sooner! Oh, please continue to pray for us! We are getting so anxious for our little one! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your prayers :)

Happy Birthday

Happy 3rd Birthday in Heaven, Mom! I love you!!!

July

Ok, July has officially come in hot and humid here in Ohio. Still waiting on the referrals this month to see how far they have gone. Not much new to report at this time, but I do have some friends (Mike and Valeri) that left today for China to pick up their new son. He is 8 years old and they are super excited to become his parents! Please keep them in your prayers for safe travel and that they have an easy transition with Max. God is Great! isn't he!!!

Waiting.....

Yep, we are still waiting. I can't believe it! We recently had to update our home study because it will expire the end of this month. More paperwork! And I am anticpating that it doesn't stop here. Our immigration paperwork expires 5/15/11 and our fingerprints expire 1/15/11. I am sure we will have to renew those again at least one more time before we get Kara. I just love that name....

KaraLin Ann Hartzler

Someday...she will be here with us. In the meantime, patience and understanding we are being taught. God's Perfect Timing. Please, oh please, continue to keep us in your prayers.

Waiting....

Well, another Mother's Day has gone by and I am still not a Mom. Will it ever happen? I have to wonder but God won't let me.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5,6

No news yet this month on how far the referrals will go. We have been busy updating our homestudy. Visit from the social worker, trip to the doctor, fingerprinted at the jail, waiting on the health department to come test our water, letters from our employers for employment verification. Yep, we have done it all again. I know that the end result will be so worth it so please just pray for us. Continued patience through all of this is high on that list. Trust........and faith.

Life Goes On....

Remember that stupid Beatle's song:

Obladi oblada life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on.
Obladi oblada life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on

I just put the title up on my blog and this is what popped into my head....and now I can't get it out! Or do you remember the TV series "Life Goes On"? That was a great series....who could forget Corky? Loved that show!

Anyway, just a short blog to let every know where the referrals are for China! They have referred through April 17th! Keep praying that it speeds up! We need our little girl! Karalin, love you forever, baby!

It's been Awhile!

Sorry folks, it has been awhile since I have been on here. Update on the referrals....referrals has been made through April 11, 2006. So time moves on slowly in the adoption world. Nothing new here~of course, just me and my procrastination. We have an addendum to our home study that approves us for special needs but we haven't went through the list of special needs to sort out what type of need we could handle. It almost seems wrong to say we would take this but not that. You know, when you have a baby, you really don't get a choice now do you? Then God keeps speaking to me through different avenues about foster care. And I keep running from that. I suppose He is going going to have to hit me upside the head with a 2 x 4 before I listen? Please just pray for us. For clear direction in our adoption process, for a speed up of the referrals, for patience of God's timing.
Pray for the orphans, state side and international ~ that not one of God's children will ever feel unloved! And please pray for KaraLin Ann and her mother that will love her so much that she will decide to do the unthinkable, for strength and courage. Love you all!

Referrals!

It looks like they have referred through April 3rd! WOO-HOO! Another whopping three days of referrals.....be still my beating heart! A post on the Rumor Queen has them being done with April in June or July. JUNE OR JULY, C'mon now! That just really sucks! What to do, what to do? Really, I am just thinking out loud. I know in my heart that God knows me and my inner most thoughts~

"BE PATIENT...WAIT ON ME. YEARS ARE LIKE SECONDS TO ME." I hear His voice inside my head but yet my flesh cries out "how can you ask me to wait, I am not getting any younger here!" And then, a peace overcomes me and I know that He is with me. Age is just a number and our days are already planned. So as I sit back, relax and read His word.....knowing and believing that whatever he has in store for me is perfect because it is His plan.

Pray with me if you will:

Dear Heavenly Father,

I worship and praise you, Lord. For you are perfect in every way. Please bless Tony and I and bless those who are praying with us for this adoption. We pray for the orphans that you will comfort them until their forever families are found. Bless those who are working so hard to find homes for the orphans and Lord, thank you for sending you son, Jesus, to die for our sins. Forgive us when fail you and Lord help us to recognize those times. I Pray all these in through Jesus' precious name, AMEN!

Blessings to you and your families!