Getting closer!

Just one more thing to cross of the list. Now we are waiting on the paper work to be sent from the USCIS to the National Visa Center. There are several steps from there, but we are just happy to be progressing on this journey. It's getting much closer now! I'm guessing it will take another 7-9 weeks from here. We are hoping to travel in mid to late June.

The Blessed Road of Adoption

I have been following an adoption blog that has really touched my soul. I follow quite a few, but this one is really special to me. Today, there is a post titled "What Love Can Do". You can read it here:

When I read it, I felt so blessed to be headed down the adoption road. To see the journey of this amazing family and watch the transformation of their little girl....it's priceless. At the same time, the way this little girl has affected their lives....honestly, I'm speechless. Just when I think I know the impact McKenna's adoption will have on our family, I see or read something that makes my heart grow bigger. When people ask me why I would adopt an orphan I have never met, I cannot easily put into words the "why". My reasons at the beginning of this journey are some of the same ones I have now.

BUT there is so much more to this than I ever realized.

There is no way I could summarize the "WHY" in a simple conversation....there are way too many reasons and some that are just undescribable. When you read something like "What Love Can Do", you see first hand how a family full of love affects the lives of everyone involved. Many people have said to me that McKenna is such a lucky little girl that we are adopting her.

And I see it as if WE are the lucky ones.

The truth is, that all of us....TOGETHER.....will be affected in the most amazing way. And there may never be a way of fully explaining it to anyone.

So, I'll hope that my words will give some insight to the true love behind adoption. And I hope that I can inspire someone else to open their heart to this blessed road.

Guess what arrived today!?!

YEP!!! Our LOA!!!! I'm sure the Fed Ex guy was not expecting me to meet him on the sidewalk with my camera! He actually thought it was really neat that he was part of delivering such important documents.

I was completely surprised when my agency called today. I was "hoping" for an early arrival, but wasn't really expecting it. So, after feeling like I had just won the lottery, I started running around like a crazy person trying to get the new set of paper work completed. Of course, when you are submitting something like this and you have a VERY type A personality like mine, you print and reprint documents to make sure they are perfect.

So, now we wait for our TA (travel approval). There are a few things that have to happen in between LOA and TA, but the process usually takes 7-9 weeks. Lately, we've been seeing the TAs taking longer, but I am hopeful that we will be traveling in mid June to early July. Maybe a 4th of July celebration for the Greig's!

I am celebrating my LOA, but also so glad to cross this off my list. We are one step closer......and now we can see the light.