Monday, February 28, 2011
Visa Packet Pick Up
We have been given permission to pick up the Visa packet for our kids THIS Wednesday March 2nd!! We are so thankful to be able to do this and not lose a week at this stage of the process! The excitement is mounting!!!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
We Got It!!
Finally! Our I600 approval came today. After this long difficult wait the relief was overwhelming. Now on to the very last step.....their Visas! Should take 5-7 weeks. We're almost there.......and Abi and Joseph are almost home.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
My Need To Apologize
This wait for our I600 has gone on for so long and with the fact that when we do get that approval (and who knows when that will be) we still have to get through the Visa process has left me feeling so bad for my kids. We know we are ATLEAST 2 months away from being able to pick them up.....and that is on the short end. It most likely will be longer.
Abi and Joseph have been in foster care for over one year now. They have had let downs before we came into their lives. We have tried to heal that wound for them in small ways and make sure they know they can count on us. They have watched kids come into care and then leave with their adoptive parents to be taken home. We have gone to Ghana twice and left them there as the process continues. They keep being told soon.....soon your parents will come for you. I can't help feeling at this point as the wait has gone well beyond the "norm" that we have let them down. How it must feel for them? How they must wonder?? When I was there the beginning of December they asked me how long.......how long until you come back? I felt comfortable at that time telling them 3 months. That was on the long side of things so it seemed safe to tell them. Well......we are at that 3 months next week and I won't be there. Do they know this? Are they watching a calendar? I doubt it. I sure hope not.
All I can hope is they don't feel as let down as I feel like we have let them down.
How much longer can this go on?? We have been asking ourselves this lately and have no idea what to think. Logic and the tendency to think positively says it can't be much longer but each day that we wake up with no word leaves us feeling...... well......less than positive and questioning how long this could REALLY go on.
Abi and Joseph have been in foster care for over one year now. They have had let downs before we came into their lives. We have tried to heal that wound for them in small ways and make sure they know they can count on us. They have watched kids come into care and then leave with their adoptive parents to be taken home. We have gone to Ghana twice and left them there as the process continues. They keep being told soon.....soon your parents will come for you. I can't help feeling at this point as the wait has gone well beyond the "norm" that we have let them down. How it must feel for them? How they must wonder?? When I was there the beginning of December they asked me how long.......how long until you come back? I felt comfortable at that time telling them 3 months. That was on the long side of things so it seemed safe to tell them. Well......we are at that 3 months next week and I won't be there. Do they know this? Are they watching a calendar? I doubt it. I sure hope not.
All I can hope is they don't feel as let down as I feel like we have let them down.
How much longer can this go on?? We have been asking ourselves this lately and have no idea what to think. Logic and the tendency to think positively says it can't be much longer but each day that we wake up with no word leaves us feeling...... well......less than positive and questioning how long this could REALLY go on.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Soon?
Nothing yet. I can't even begin to tell you how brutal this wait is right now! We hope the problem is resolved very soon. I received a call from a very nice woman at the National Visa Center (NVC) this morning. She was very helpful and offered a solution that I forwarded to the staff working on our case at the Embassy in Ghana. We really hope an approval is on its way soon!
We thought we were looking at end of Feb to middle of March homecoming. At this point we will be lucky if it is end of March or beginning of April.......very well could end up middle of April. Not what we anticipated! So much for all those warm clothes we bought!
I had someone tell me today (another adoptive Mom in the process) that it is so hard to look to the future while still staying in the present. That is such an understatement! It's nearly impossible and I feel very paralyzed by the spot we are in. For me, at least right now, it seems nearly impossible to be in the moment. This isn't where I want to be! I want to be in that point in time when we go get our kids!
We thought we were looking at end of Feb to middle of March homecoming. At this point we will be lucky if it is end of March or beginning of April.......very well could end up middle of April. Not what we anticipated! So much for all those warm clothes we bought!
I had someone tell me today (another adoptive Mom in the process) that it is so hard to look to the future while still staying in the present. That is such an understatement! It's nearly impossible and I feel very paralyzed by the spot we are in. For me, at least right now, it seems nearly impossible to be in the moment. This isn't where I want to be! I want to be in that point in time when we go get our kids!
Monday, February 7, 2011
A Tiny Piece of Good News
We heard from the Embassy today. They are waiting on a piece of information to finalize our file. They are hoping to have it very soon.
I hope they are right!!! I hope very, very soon.
Stay tuned.................................
I hope they are right!!! I hope very, very soon.
Stay tuned.................................
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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