We are excited to report we are getting closer. We FINALLY completed our Dossier and all of our information is in Ethiopia. Many people have asked, "What is a Dossier?" This is our packet of everything we have been working on and compiled stateside to send to Ethiopia. It includes birth certificates of us, marriage certificates, passports, county, state and federal paperwork and our immigration approval. The entire document was over 60 pages. At one point I thought they were going to request copies of our neighbors birth certificates. All joking aside, it was a full 3 month project of requesting official documents, notarizing and obtaining State Seals on everything. As soon as I dropped off the packet to Lawanda, our case worker, I took a deep sigh of relief.
So, where does this leave us now? Dr. Seuss says it best:
"Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil or a better break or a string of pearls or a pair of pants or a wig with curls or another chance. Everyone is just waiting."
We ask as we wait that you join us in praying for the following:
1. First and foremost pray for our little girl. We have not seen her face or know exactly who she is, but she is ours and God already has her on this earth waiting to connect with us.
2. Pray for Coty, Myself, Riley and Rowen. Pray that we continue to depend on God through all of this and allow Him to do what He does best. Pray for us, and the girls, as we begin introducing the concept of bringing their new sister home. We are covering the girls with lots of prayer because they will be facing lots of adjustments as well. Their dynamics (oldest/youngest) dynamics may be changing. Pray that we do not grow frustrated or weary while waiting.
3. Pray for our parents (Tom, Kirsten, Jim & Angie) and Jeffrey's sister and husband (Jennie and Shane) as they will also be facing lots of adjustments and becoming grandparents and aunts and uncles to our new child.
4. Pray for our process. Pray that our paperwork ends up in the right hands at the right time to lead us to the child God created for us.
Thank you again for walking this journey with us. You are each very special and dear to our hearts. I can't wait to host our homecoming party with her and each of you.
Jeffrey, Coty, Ri & Ro
So, where does this leave us now? Dr. Seuss says it best:
"Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil or a better break or a string of pearls or a pair of pants or a wig with curls or another chance. Everyone is just waiting."
We ask as we wait that you join us in praying for the following:
1. First and foremost pray for our little girl. We have not seen her face or know exactly who she is, but she is ours and God already has her on this earth waiting to connect with us.
2. Pray for Coty, Myself, Riley and Rowen. Pray that we continue to depend on God through all of this and allow Him to do what He does best. Pray for us, and the girls, as we begin introducing the concept of bringing their new sister home. We are covering the girls with lots of prayer because they will be facing lots of adjustments as well. Their dynamics (oldest/youngest) dynamics may be changing. Pray that we do not grow frustrated or weary while waiting.
3. Pray for our parents (Tom, Kirsten, Jim & Angie) and Jeffrey's sister and husband (Jennie and Shane) as they will also be facing lots of adjustments and becoming grandparents and aunts and uncles to our new child.
4. Pray for our process. Pray that our paperwork ends up in the right hands at the right time to lead us to the child God created for us.
Thank you again for walking this journey with us. You are each very special and dear to our hearts. I can't wait to host our homecoming party with her and each of you.
Jeffrey, Coty, Ri & Ro
