We are DTC

We just received word that our dossier is on its way to China (Dossier To China)! I am beyond excited (if that is possible). We just had ice cream for dessert to celebrate! The kids probably could have talked me into ice cream for dinner.

What does this mean? It means we get to wait some more. Once in China, our dossier will be translated from English to Chinese and then we will be given a log in date. We should learn this date in about 4 weeks. After that we wait for our LOA ~ letter of acceptance ~ which is the official paper we sign stating that we will adopt Jonathan. It can take anywhere from 30 to 120 days for you to receive your LOA after you are logged into the Chinese system.

We have a joke going in our house. Jeremy will draw a picture on the white board on our refrigerator. When we were waiting for different approvals to come in the mail, he drew a mail truck. Well, twice when he did this- the mail truck actually brought what we were waiting for. Earlier this week, I asked him to please draw something so that we would hear that our dossier was on its way to China. He did and it didn't work. Yesterday, I was feeling discouraged. Waiting can be so emotionally draining. So last night, he drew a different picture and today we got "the email" we were waiting for! Now before we get a bunch of comments about our magic white board method, we did stop and give thanks to the One we know is in control. (Now Jeremy feels pressure to draw the "right" picture!)

We praise God for allowing us to be on this wild, crazy, emotionally draining journey. We thank Him for the Great piece of news we received today. We know that He is going to see us to the end of this journey and that we will finally get to hold Jonathan in our arms.