One “trimester” comes to an end!

Cute Ethiopian Dossier...mine wasn't as cute.

Today we got word that our dossier is OFF TO ETHIOPIA!!!

Our first “trimester” has come to an end…and now comes the waiting. I know I won’t always feel this way, but I am relieved to have “our part” finished and to be waiting now. Of course there is still work to do (more education, a support system plan that CWA has started requiring, keeping my heart excited about adoption through the Word, reading travel books in Ethiopia, etc…) but I am thankful to be done with the paper pushing that is required with the dossier. It’s starting to feel more “real” that a little one is there waiting for us – that our family will soon grow to be a family of 5 (or 6…that’s right – we’re debating again. Please pray for wisdom!). We’re so excited to welcome another blessing into our family.

I am also thankful for the timing of this phase. Because we’ll be waiting for awhile (should have more details on that within the week), I feel “ok” taking some time off of adoption prep for Christmas. It’s nice not to always be feeling like there is something else we should be doing. Thank you, Lord, for your perfect timing!

Tomorrow we have a call scheduled with our case manager. We loved working with our document prep team at CWA – we look forward to building a relationship with our case manager as well. We’re also attending a webinar on the waiting phase tomorrow. It should be nice to have some more information. I am preparing my heart for a much longer wait time then I was originally expecting. We’ll see what she says!

Thank you for checking in on us and sharing in our happy news! We’re so thankful for your support and prayers!!