Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Our answer is.......Yes!!!!!

On June 11, 2013 we made the official call to proceed with the adoption of Lin Xin Lai, who we will know as Hadley Caroline Merrick. For so long I believed that if we could just get a referral, I would be on cloud nine. The thought of knowing who are daughter was going to be, what her special need involved, when we would travel, having a face to look at, and the details to pray about was all I needed to be happy. Wrong again...... It's the start of new worries, new concerns, the next steps and the start of a new to-do-list. Waiting, and waiting, and then more waiting. I wasted no time telling our closest friends, and family about her. Everyday someone would ask how much longer? Who knows?????
     We completed our nurture plan on 6/11/13, our electronic acceptance (EA) 6/12/13, post adoption plan of action 6/13/13, Dossier to China on 6/28/13, Pre-approval came on 7/15/13, and finally our LID on 7/24/13!!!!! The referral acceptance came on 08/15/13, our 1800 provisional approval on 09/12/13, and then our article 5 on 10/14/13. We waited on the edge of our seats for the last thing we needed before leaving, the TA. The said it would be between 2 1/2-4weeks for it to come through, however they had been receiving the TA's more on the shorter side. As most mother's I just knew it would come early, you have to be positive and hopeful right?  The first week came and went with nothing. The second week came and went with nothing. How awful is this??? Sunday morning 11/10/13 came and I was in a horrible mood! Aggravated, pouting, and feeling sorry for myself I made it to church. I had made my mind up before ever getting there, "just going through the motions this morning, don't really care what lesson we're on" Alright God two can play this game!!! (I'm being really honest here) After church was over my attitude stayed the same, flat, withdrawn, whinny (which is everything I can't stand). Time for evening service, The Booth Brother's were performing and my attitude was still unchanged, and pathetic. Then halfway through the service it happened...... They gave a short introduction about the next song they were going to be performing, and Jim Brady said "we don't know who this next song is for, but there is someone out there who is going through something right now, and they need to hear that God hears every cry, and knows every tear before they ever fall" I knew then that that was meant for me...... at the invitation I prayed that although we didn't get our TA, I trusted God was doing best for our family, and I asked God to help my anxiety until we were ready.
          Wednesday came and we still hadn't received the call, but I stood strong in my faith. at 4:45pm my phone rang and it was America World. I thought they were calling with our TA, after a few seconds on the phone I realized that was not the case. Our family coordinator was calling to let me know that another entity had just called her to inform her that they too knew our daughter, and they wanted to know if they could get in touch with her adopting family. This foundation was responsible for performing our sweet girl's surgery, and for the care she was receiving while waiting for us. Baobei Foundation is an organization that provide life saving surgery and care for orphans in China. They wanted to share important information with us. After getting off the phone with Leah I called Brian to tell him the news. I started to cry, I was so humbled that once again God did something just for me. Something I asked him to do, help me while I waited. I was overwhelmed with his love for me, amazed that once again he loves me unconditionally. I started receiving information that evening about Hadley, and I went to bed calm and at peace. The next morning I checked my email before my feet ever hit the floor. I was so happy to see this precious face...
 Prayers are answered, and Hadley is safe and will be until we're there....

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