Dossier Delay

Last week we submitted all our dossier documents to our agency with anticipation of it shipping to China this week....well, when emailing our agency yesterday for confirmation, we received an email to say there are 3 documents missing!  How in all of my pre-planning, planning, keeping a list, notes and checking them twice, could I have missed 3 documents!!!!  I'm so angry and frustrated at myself for making such a mistake!!  We really need this dossier to arrive China ASAP! 

Our original plan was to travel this summer--yes, right now---but when Sterling and Arabella became very sick around the holiday time and Sterling continued to worsen as I came down with the flu, our dossier paperwork had to take the backseat. 

Once again, we readjusted expectations for completing the dossier immediately following Christmas, then, with a new job and the struggles and time that new adventures can present, our dossier paperwork continued to sit....and sit.

Then, during all the delays, documents expired, which meant driving here or there for new documents and one document in particular, had to come from Mississippi, which meant additional wait time.

Now, once again, we wait.  What's frustrating is that we now wait, because of a mistake on my part, that could have been prevented. 

After emailing our agency to clarify one missing document, because I'm clueless in what the document is about---I went for a short drive to get a cup of coffee. During the drive, sadness and frustration continued to build and tears filled my eyes to think that now, I've caused additional delays----at that very moment, this song came on the radio-Aaron Shust, "My Hope is in You."

 Isn't it amazing that our God will send encouragement at just the right time!

While there have been delays out of our control and delays that we contributed, either way, God is in control and it will all happen in His timing.  We will rest in His assurance and continue to prepare our hearts and home for these 2 precious boys, coming home!