A referral milestone??

A lot about this post will depend on whether you're a "glass half empty" or a "glass half full" type of person. When I read the first couple of sentences of the update from our agency (below), I was kind of excited. Wow, 15 referrals is a lot nowadays. And, then towards the end, it really struck me. It says that the next families to receive referrals will be those with LID's of February 9, 2006. You know what's significant about that day? It is exactly one year ahead of our LID, which was February 9th, 2007.

This was exciting to me for about 30 seconds, and then the realization hit. We have a year to go, 365 days worth of Log In Dates before ours is here. And remember, that doesn't mean we are a year away, that just means there are that many days worth of referrals ahead of ours. But, any way you do the math (and trust me I've finagled them every way possible), we've got a long way to go. Currently, the wait is at 29 months, we've been waiting 16 months already, so we have at least 13 more to go. And, that is IF the wait doesn't continue to climb. Right now, I'm just praying that we can get her in the year 2009.

Regardless of all that, I'm happy that there were so many referrals this month. And, I'm glad that the CCAA is within a year of our LID. And, in my head, I know that we'll get her at just exactly the right time, and she'll be just exactly who God had always planned to be our daughter. And, I know that anything can happen and be a part of God's plan. And, I know I have to lay all the dates and the waiting at HIS feet. But, I can't wait to tell her all the ways God used her to shape her mommy's heart and to force her mommy to trust God's unseen hand.

I love you my little Malley-girl.


UPDATE FROM OUR AGENCY:
Monday, June 9, 2008

Fifteen China Referrals and Three Seeking Confirmation Letters!
Today has been a wonderful day. We received 15 referrals for our China families!! There were two boys and 13 girls. The ages ranged from 8-months-old to 22-months-old which put all within the age range of what was requested by the families. This referral day covered January 13, 2006 to January 16, 2006 for a nearly 29 month wait. The next Children's Hope log-in-date to receive referrals will be February 9, 2006. In addition to today's referrals, Children's Hope received three seeking confirmation letters for families adopting waiting children.