We Are LID!

I am writing with some very good news. An email from our agency confirmed that we are officially Logged In with China. Our log in date (LID) is 10/27/06. This LID is very important and you will hear me refer to it many times. As China matches families with babies they do this systematically according to your log in date (LID). So far they have matched families with babies that have a log in date before August 9, 2005. If the wait stays the same we will have 14 months between now and our match with our baby. However, in the internationl adoption world, nothing is stable and this wait can increase even more or actually decrease (which is what we are praying for). So we will patiently watch the adoption boards to see where China is in their placement of families. In the Bible Isaiah reminds us "But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31 Our hope will be in the LORD and we will be pressing on each day as we anticipate the arrival of our precious forever daughter.

Congratulations

"Congratulations! Your dossier has been delivered to the CCAA." That is what the email said from our agency Monday evening. Such exciting news to know that our dossier has reached it's final destination. It seemed to take us a little longer than others to compile our dossier, not to mention the incredible slowdown from the USCIS. But all the work and waiting has paid off to know our dossier has finally arrived to it's home. Our agency will notify us sometime in the next four weeks of our offical log in date. That will be the date the CCAA goes by to match us with our child. Right now they have only matched dossiers with a log in date before August 9th of 2005, so obviously we have quite a ways to go before we will be matched with our third daughter!