Just another "bump in the road, we pray..."
So, we've all heard the saying that, "God is never late...he is always on time.." This doesn't, however, mean he is on OUR time and this is becoming more evident as we wait for news on our adoption. Friday, we were pretty upset because that morning our agency called and said it would be 2-3 months before the rep in Russia expected to get ANY referrals. That time period was okay, because we knew with diligence and hard work on our end that we may be able to complete our adoption of our Katie Allison by Christmas this year. That STILL MIGHT happen, but then that afternoon we got another call and our coordinator told us that because we are requesting a baby girl under age 2 (whom we will name Katie Allison Chen), that this could take 6-9 months before we receive a referral. Taking what she said to heart was very difficult and sad as we had been dreaming of a Christmas as a family of three. This isn't to say that won't happen, but it isn't as likely as i...