One of my favorite things about this special season is receiving Christmas cards. Among my favorite are the photo cards - I love having a small glimpse into the lives of those who thoughtfully remember our family at Christmas. But it has been a different mail delivery that has prompted my daily trek to the mailbox this December. We have been waiting for the final document we need before our dossier can be approved and sent to China - our I-797. In English, this is the document from the Department of Homeland Security that states we are approved to adopt one child from China. It can typically take 60-80 days to complete this process and receive your approval. When you change the days into months (two months or longer), it seems like an even longer wait. Thankfully, this wait has been during quite a busy time for us. Christmas programs, class parties, and the usual hustle and bustle of the season have made the wait a little easier. And I know that God has orchestrated this entire adoption around His perfect timing, even down to the day we receive this final document.
Earlier in our adoption journey, I was having a hard time submitting to His timing - I selfishly wanted things to happen according to what
I thought was the right timing. About this time, I came across the following verse...
But these things I plan won't happen right away.
Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision
will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, be patient! For it will surely take place.
It will not be late by a single day.
Habakkuk 2:3
God's timing was for our 1-797 to arrive this past Friday - yay!!! As our dossier is getting ready to be sent to China, my prayers are with two families in our community who left for China TODAY to get their precious new children. How exciting that the vision God had for these families is about to be fulfilled - it will not be late by a single day!
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