Today is day 31 of waiting for my I800a. The wait is running about 45-55 days right now. That means that we are more than half way through the wait for approval. On day 39 we go on vacation and don't get back until day 52. Sooooo, what I am praying for is that when I return that my approval letter will be in my huge pile of mail waiting for me. That would just make my day!!
The next step is getting my final papers certified and authenticated. Then I will send my dossier to my agency and I am calculating that my dossier should be to China by the end of June. That would be soooooo great!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Mother's Day
Mother's Day was very nice at our house this year. It is one of my favorite days of the year and I always look forward to it. My amazing husband knows how much it means to me so he always stretches it out for a whole weekend. I love my man!
This year was a bit low key. I like it that way. Just having a weekend to relax and do nothing if that is what I feel like. Unfortunately this year my kids were not feeling well, so that is the reason that things were so low key. Sometimes God just allows our house to get sick so that we stop and just be still. It was a blessing to have such a peaceful weekend. And, yes, my kids are feeling better now. It was our bout with the "summer" cold.
I had a lot of time to myself. A lot of time to reflect. A lot of time to really see the blessings that God has given to me in being a mother. I also felt the sting that I felt two years ago. The sting of knowing that you have a child that is half way around the world from you and not with you where she belongs. It is very hard for moms to celebrate Mother's Day and to not have a child with you. Especially a young child. That does not even know that she has a Momma. I felt very blessed and sad at the same time.
Praying for all of the Mommas that are waiting for their children. Praying that the wait will end soon.
This year was a bit low key. I like it that way. Just having a weekend to relax and do nothing if that is what I feel like. Unfortunately this year my kids were not feeling well, so that is the reason that things were so low key. Sometimes God just allows our house to get sick so that we stop and just be still. It was a blessing to have such a peaceful weekend. And, yes, my kids are feeling better now. It was our bout with the "summer" cold.
I had a lot of time to myself. A lot of time to reflect. A lot of time to really see the blessings that God has given to me in being a mother. I also felt the sting that I felt two years ago. The sting of knowing that you have a child that is half way around the world from you and not with you where she belongs. It is very hard for moms to celebrate Mother's Day and to not have a child with you. Especially a young child. That does not even know that she has a Momma. I felt very blessed and sad at the same time.
Praying for all of the Mommas that are waiting for their children. Praying that the wait will end soon.
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