We are a new family - just a little over 4 years old...and growing! In mid 2004, we felt God calling us to expand our family through the marvelous journey of adoption. After much prayer and seeking of His will in our lives, we began the laborious paper work process. We have been officially "paper pregnant" since January 9, 2006 when our documents were logged into the Chinese Council of Adoptions Affairs (CCAA). At the time our documents were logged in, the wait time to be matched with a waiting child was 8 months. It has sinced stretched out to 16-17 months. We now anticipate being matched sometime over the summer; then we wait 6-8 weeks and travel to China to pick up our baby girl.
The wait has been long, but the good thing about being as old as we are is that time seems to pass by more quickly. We are busy with Ashlee's high school graduation plans right now and that is filling the time. We are also trying to agree on a name for our new addition, as well as get her room ready.
We know that the Lord is in control of our adoption and is watching over our baby even at this very moment; He has so blessed our lives with the family we have and we are excited to see how He will continue to work in our family.
