Waiting

We found out on Monday that Azerbaijan is not passing out any referrals right now.  Basically there have been families who adopted from AZ previously and are not sending in the post placement reports.  Post placement reports are sent to the child's birth country so the country knows you are taking good care of the child.  Without these reports, a country like Azerbaijan has no way of knowing if the kids are in a good place.  Because some families have not been diligent in sending these reports, Azerbaijan has launched an investigation.  Our agency has told us that they have not seen any referrals come out of AZ since the investigation began.  We do know that our dossier is in Azerbaijan, has been translated, and the country is aware that we are waiting for a referral.  There is no way to know how long Azerbaijani adoptions will be on hold.

*sigh*

The hardest part about adoption is the question mark.  When I was pregnant with Matthew, I knew there was an "expiration date!"  I knew that once my due date hit, it was only a matter of two weeks before they would MAKE Matthew arrive!!!  Unfortunately, there are no due dates with adoption.

God has put this verse on my heart, and I am holding on to it tightly:

Wait for the Lord;  

be strong and take heart; 

wait for the Lord.  

Psalm 27:14

Kyle and I are not ready to jump ship on Azerbaijan.  We have only been waiting 4 months, and we are going to stick it out with AZ as long as we feel it is where God wants us to adopt from.  We are going to trust God's timeline and wait for Him.  Would you pray for us to have patience, faith, and joy as we wait?

As we are waiting, we are continuing to work on the puzzle fundraiser.  Check out these pictures!

 January 26, 2014

 February 2, 2014

 February 13, 2014

And here is the amazing snow man we built with some of our friends on Thursday:

It is hard to tell in this picture, but he is almost 6 feet tall!!!  Alabama friends, feel free to leave a comment about how jealous you are! ;)