Friday, April 21, 2006
Glass half -full, NOT half -empty!
After reading all of the emails from our potential travel mates...I feel a little differently! Of course, everyone else was VERY excited and did not look at the half-empty glass as I tend to do (that is a nice way of saying I can be negative. Those who know me are laughing right now!). Anyway, after having the entire day to dwell on it, I realize there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with going next year! The end result will be the same either way...We will have our third child home, and safe with us! So, that being said, I will "sign off" and try my best to view everything in a more "positive" light! Of course, the grandparents are hearing none of it and insisting she will be here in November or December! Denial? Only time will tell...Until then, we wait!
The "mysterious" Log in Date has arrived!
Poor Taryn...This is what she has to look forward too!
Okay, maybe I was in total denial, I don't know, but now it looks as if we will be traveling to China in January or February 2007! Actually, it will probably be February 07, because we can't travel during the Chinese New Year, which I think is almost the entire month of January. This fact has "overshadowed" the joy of having our LID at the moment! I really believed we would be going to get Taryn in December! That was when I was just "guessing" at our LID-I guessed wrong! I was thinking the beginning of February (or hoping). The later day in February gave us another month-January or February OF NEXT YEAR!!!! This is upsetting for 2 reasons: 1. Our precious daughter will be waiting for us longer (and vise-versa), and I can barely stand the thought of her in the orphanage. 2. We do not get the tax credit money back until 2008's taxes! Believe me, that is a considerable amount towards her adoption-later than planned.
So, our date is February 23, 2005... There's not much else to say! Except, now when people ask me "when" it will happen I will have a more definite time frame! We should get our referral in December, so that will be a fun Christmas present!
Now, now I am starting to understand the "dreaded" wait I have heard other adoptive parents talk about! It somehow seems so much longer when you look at next year!
Okay, I am done "venting", we are that much closer to bringing her home!
Okay, maybe I was in total denial, I don't know, but now it looks as if we will be traveling to China in January or February 2007! Actually, it will probably be February 07, because we can't travel during the Chinese New Year, which I think is almost the entire month of January. This fact has "overshadowed" the joy of having our LID at the moment! I really believed we would be going to get Taryn in December! That was when I was just "guessing" at our LID-I guessed wrong! I was thinking the beginning of February (or hoping). The later day in February gave us another month-January or February OF NEXT YEAR!!!! This is upsetting for 2 reasons: 1. Our precious daughter will be waiting for us longer (and vise-versa), and I can barely stand the thought of her in the orphanage. 2. We do not get the tax credit money back until 2008's taxes! Believe me, that is a considerable amount towards her adoption-later than planned.
So, our date is February 23, 2005... There's not much else to say! Except, now when people ask me "when" it will happen I will have a more definite time frame! We should get our referral in December, so that will be a fun Christmas present!
Now, now I am starting to understand the "dreaded" wait I have heard other adoptive parents talk about! It somehow seems so much longer when you look at next year!
Okay, I am done "venting", we are that much closer to bringing her home!
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Aprils list!
It is April and still no log in date for us. However, we have been assured by our agency that we have one by now it just hasn't been sent in as of yet. We are hoping our date is in early February as our Dossier papers were sent in mid-January. A log in date (LID) is important to us because that will be the "official" date our waiting period starts. That is the date we are "logged in " with The People's Republic of China and begin to be "considered" as parent's for one of their waiting baby girls. So far, it seems most people are still waiting 10 months for their referral (the picture of their chosen child) and then another month to travel and pick up their child. So, if nothing changes (no SARS or bird flu epidemic!!!) it will hopefully be November or December-we can only wait and see!
We do however have a "list" of people we will probably travel with! That is cool because we can all start to get to know each other before we spend 14 days together in China! I guess I was naive to think most of the people would be from around here because our agency, A Helping Hand, is in Lexington (only 30 short minutes away!). But, it turns out, there is a large variety of States represented in the group. That will be fun to get to know others from everywhere! This group is also significant in the fact that all of our daughters (and sons) will be given to us together, at the same time. We hope Taryn will have some life-long friends in this group!
Well, that is the only "update" we have for everyone. Just continue to keep us in your prayers. Most importantly pray for Taryn (and the other waiting children), we just want her to be "safe" and healthy until we can be with her...
We do however have a "list" of people we will probably travel with! That is cool because we can all start to get to know each other before we spend 14 days together in China! I guess I was naive to think most of the people would be from around here because our agency, A Helping Hand, is in Lexington (only 30 short minutes away!). But, it turns out, there is a large variety of States represented in the group. That will be fun to get to know others from everywhere! This group is also significant in the fact that all of our daughters (and sons) will be given to us together, at the same time. We hope Taryn will have some life-long friends in this group!
Well, that is the only "update" we have for everyone. Just continue to keep us in your prayers. Most importantly pray for Taryn (and the other waiting children), we just want her to be "safe" and healthy until we can be with her...
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Our story...
There is an ancient Chinese belief that says:
We started the adoption process in September of 2005 with A Helping Hand Adoption Agency here in Kentucky. However, the idea of adoption started long before this time. It first began as a concept before we were married. We knew we wanted to have biological children, but also thought it would be awesome to help children without families. The concept grew even stronger after the birth of our second son in 2002. It became a real possibility to us in 2004, but we just didn't know how we were going to pay for it! As some of you know, when God lays a task on your heart it is VERY hard to ignore! But, we DID try to ignore it for a good long while! Finally, we KNEW it was time to began the process. We took a HUGE leap of faith doing this, because, of course, the money is not all there! However, we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we should do this. We are more certain of this than anything else we have done in our lives.
A lot of people have questioned the choice of "China"... "Why China..." "Do you just want a girl..." "Why not adopt here in the US, (a.k.a. 'one of our own')"
Our answer is simple...We just want to help kids without families! We don't care where they are from! We belief that ANY child in an orphanage situation, regardless of "where" the orphanage is, will ALWAYS need a home, a family, love. There is a "need" everywhere, race was not an issue, a child with no family was. We belief, (and this is TOTALLY a personal belief) that we, as Christians, are called to do this. Be it just financial support, mission support, adopting, whatever-The Lord wants us to take care of widows and orphans (and we like to add, if we could add, the homeless, the hurting, the poor, etc...).
So, here we are! We posted this blog for all of our friends and families to follow us on our personal journey to give Taryn Joy a home. So you all could be a part of what we are doing. We also wanted our sons to be able to follow us while we were in China, so they would know exactly where we are and we could communicate to them!
Thank you to everyone for there prayers, without them this would be SO much harder! Steve and Rebecca
"An Invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break..."This is so appropriate for our period of "waiting" to bring our daughter home.
We started the adoption process in September of 2005 with A Helping Hand Adoption Agency here in Kentucky. However, the idea of adoption started long before this time. It first began as a concept before we were married. We knew we wanted to have biological children, but also thought it would be awesome to help children without families. The concept grew even stronger after the birth of our second son in 2002. It became a real possibility to us in 2004, but we just didn't know how we were going to pay for it! As some of you know, when God lays a task on your heart it is VERY hard to ignore! But, we DID try to ignore it for a good long while! Finally, we KNEW it was time to began the process. We took a HUGE leap of faith doing this, because, of course, the money is not all there! However, we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we should do this. We are more certain of this than anything else we have done in our lives.
A lot of people have questioned the choice of "China"... "Why China..." "Do you just want a girl..." "Why not adopt here in the US, (a.k.a. 'one of our own')"
Our answer is simple...We just want to help kids without families! We don't care where they are from! We belief that ANY child in an orphanage situation, regardless of "where" the orphanage is, will ALWAYS need a home, a family, love. There is a "need" everywhere, race was not an issue, a child with no family was. We belief, (and this is TOTALLY a personal belief) that we, as Christians, are called to do this. Be it just financial support, mission support, adopting, whatever-The Lord wants us to take care of widows and orphans (and we like to add, if we could add, the homeless, the hurting, the poor, etc...).
So, here we are! We posted this blog for all of our friends and families to follow us on our personal journey to give Taryn Joy a home. So you all could be a part of what we are doing. We also wanted our sons to be able to follow us while we were in China, so they would know exactly where we are and we could communicate to them!
Thank you to everyone for there prayers, without them this would be SO much harder! Steve and Rebecca
Saturday, March 18, 2006
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Family photos...
Steve & I
"Icing the cake" - Wesley, Luke, Flyn (cousins) & Garrett
My boys, Wesley & Garrett
Steve & I
"Icing the cake" - Wesley, Luke, Flyn (cousins) & GarrettMy boys, Wesley & Garrett
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