Today marks 30 months LID.

We never imagined that our wait to adopt from China would go on this long. The sad part is that we may wait at least that much longer yet. There is no end in sight. With the CCAA only making 2 or so days worth of referrals every month, the worst case scenario puts us about 90 months away yet. I know this sounds morbid but I need to realize adoption from China may not happen for us.
That being said, I am very excited at our progress with our Kazakhstan adoption and thankful that we were lead to another progrom while we waited for China. Right now my energies and my focus is on that process and my hopes that we will bring one or two children home by the end of the year. Blessings to all and most especially to all those children who wait so patiently for a family of their own. They are the ones who we most need to keep in our prayers. May God work in the hearts and minds of those in control of the futures of those children in need.

28 Months LID
Well, we have now been waiting with our dossier in China for 28 months. Seems like forever. I am thankful we started a second adoption process from Kazakhstan. I would go crazy if knew I still had to wait another 2-3 years for children to be running around this house. The Kaz process has not been easy or smooth and the amount of paperwork is incredible, but we are getting closer and hopefully will have a child or two home by the end of the year.

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

This is the year of the Ox. It is formally know as Ji- Chou. It is the year 4706 on the Chinese calendar.

Happy New Year!!

To all our friends and families, we wish you a very happy New Year!

This year we are hopeful that our Kazakhstan adoption journey will come to fruition.

We are hopeful that we will move significantly closer to our China adoption, but we are at peace as we wait.

We are hopeful that Kaitlin will have a beautiful wedding later in the summer.

We are hopeful that we will continue to be blessed in our marriage.

We are hopefull that we will continue to be successful in our respective careers.

We are hopeful that we will all stay safe and healthy.

We are hopeful that our pack of dogs and cats will stay healthy, especially Murray who's 13 years is starting to show.