November

November . . .

I thought we'd be booking travel by now.
I thought we'd have a date on the calendar to bring our son home on his very first airplane trip.

The good news is this: I did receive an email this morning from our attorney in Haiti,
and he wants to know what paperwork can be delivered to the embassy on our behalf.

Are you kidding?

Take it all. Too much is better than not enough, right?

In reality, they only need originals of birth certificates, death certificates, relinquishment documentation, the adoption decree and supporting court paperwork. They've had copies for months, waiting for the originals, decree and passport to complete our file.

I still do not know what has delayed our passport so much (other than the lost passport photos).

It's been 9 weeks since submission, and other families report receiving theirs in 7-10 days,

but whatever the reason,

we wait.

I am so hopeful that the end is coming soon.

Our son deserves a family who loves him and wants him and has waited for him, 

almost as long as he has waited for us,

for the holidays.

Dear Lord,

Please do not let the sun set on another month without my son's homecoming being set.

Please deliver his passport and let it be correct. Move his documents through USCIS 

and allow his visa to be approved without difficulty or delay. Please protect our son's heart and let him know Your love and peace during this wait. Please use our adoption and our family to spread Your Word.