I just wanted to scream from the rafters as my phone rang about 4 pm this afternoon with those wonderful words we have been waiting for for 205 long long days....YOUR TA IS HERE!!!!
The long wait is over and the countdown to travel is finally happening...We are thrilled, overjoyed and so excited and can't wait.
The flight is booked...and James will be leaving on Friday, March 2nd usign Northwest Airlines..we have never used them before but the price was too good to pass up...so that is 2 weeks from tomorrow. So March 5th should be the big day when Presley walks into our lives for always...
Thank you to everyone who has helped me remain somewhat sane through this long wait.
Your prayers and many emails have helped me tremendously.
WE ARE ON OUR WAY!!!!!
14 days til travel day....
YIHHHHHHAAAWWWWWWW!!!!!
Presley angel...while you were sleeping your family received the most wonderful news. In two weeks Daddy will be in Dalian and life forever will change. I pray that your adjustment to us all will be a smooth one my angel. Happy Chinese New Year sweetheart...We love you!
We are reaching the top of the rollercoaster in this adoption journey....can't wait !!!!!!!
Hugs,
Karen (aka-Mom)
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Day 203 and a package is on the way from China!
Good evening....I thought I would post some wonderful lyrics to a favorite song of mine. It was written by Steven Curtis Chapman and it is called "When love takes you in"
I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
Today we were told that a package is on the way to our agency from China...we are so hoping that our precious TA is in that package. Let's hope that it is the best Valentine's Day ever!
Today marks my 10th anniversary for my referral for Kennedy my oldest daughter. I looked at her tonight and can't beleive how big she is getting and is so grown up already. Time flies. I love her so much and am so proud of how wonderful a daughter she is to me. I love you Kennedy!
That's it for tonight...hoping tomorrow I have some wonderful news to post.
Hugs
Karen
I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
Today we were told that a package is on the way to our agency from China...we are so hoping that our precious TA is in that package. Let's hope that it is the best Valentine's Day ever!
Today marks my 10th anniversary for my referral for Kennedy my oldest daughter. I looked at her tonight and can't beleive how big she is getting and is so grown up already. Time flies. I love her so much and am so proud of how wonderful a daughter she is to me. I love you Kennedy!
That's it for tonight...hoping tomorrow I have some wonderful news to post.
Hugs
Karen
Friday, February 02, 2007
Day 191-Our Letter of Acceptance has arrived!!!
Hi all,
I thought I would share our good news today. We received our "Letter of Acceptance" yesterday, this is a new form for families waiting for special needs children. This is a form that requires our signature and indicates that we accept to adopt Miss Presley. We have signed and it is being sent to China today -today,Feb 2, 2007. It will be in China for Monday morning and hopefully before the CCAA leaves for the Chinese New Year celebration (1 week off I beleive) our TA will be sent out.
We have been checking the stats with other families who have received this new Letter and what the timeframe was from LOA to the glorious TA. It appears it is anywhere from 10-15 days or so. So we are hoping it will arrive around the 19th, 20th or so and then we can start doing our travel preparations. If it does show up that week than we are looking at travel for Friday, March 2nd.
I am so relieved that we have finally something official from the CCAA indicating that our file is indeed progressing and that shortly we will be on our way. I know many people have been thinking of us and saying a prayer on our behalf and we are very greatful. Thank you so much!
We hope that Presley is doing well and hope she enjoys her last Chinese New Year in China. I feel for her foster parents who have loved her for over 2 years and also for our Presley who will greive at her loss of the people who have been her family for so long. We hope that her adjustment to her big new crazy family is a smooth one.
Hopefully soon I can post the news of our TA....we are in the home stretch....I am starting to get excited again..which I haven't been able to do in quite a while. The wait has been very hard on all of us. We are almost there..Beijing and Shenyang/Dalian...we are coming..
We love you Presley..
Hugs!
Karen
I thought I would share our good news today. We received our "Letter of Acceptance" yesterday, this is a new form for families waiting for special needs children. This is a form that requires our signature and indicates that we accept to adopt Miss Presley. We have signed and it is being sent to China today -today,Feb 2, 2007. It will be in China for Monday morning and hopefully before the CCAA leaves for the Chinese New Year celebration (1 week off I beleive) our TA will be sent out.
We have been checking the stats with other families who have received this new Letter and what the timeframe was from LOA to the glorious TA. It appears it is anywhere from 10-15 days or so. So we are hoping it will arrive around the 19th, 20th or so and then we can start doing our travel preparations. If it does show up that week than we are looking at travel for Friday, March 2nd.
I am so relieved that we have finally something official from the CCAA indicating that our file is indeed progressing and that shortly we will be on our way. I know many people have been thinking of us and saying a prayer on our behalf and we are very greatful. Thank you so much!
We hope that Presley is doing well and hope she enjoys her last Chinese New Year in China. I feel for her foster parents who have loved her for over 2 years and also for our Presley who will greive at her loss of the people who have been her family for so long. We hope that her adjustment to her big new crazy family is a smooth one.
Hopefully soon I can post the news of our TA....we are in the home stretch....I am starting to get excited again..which I haven't been able to do in quite a while. The wait has been very hard on all of us. We are almost there..Beijing and Shenyang/Dalian...we are coming..
We love you Presley..
Hugs!
Karen
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