We have TA!!!!

I kept checking my email all morning. I knew it would be coming I just had a feeling. Finally after 12:30 I decided I'm not looking anymore and started focusing on housework (Monday is cleaning day for me) Well the phone rang at 2:35 and it was Sheri in our agencies travel dept. asking me if I had seen my email. I told her no I looked all morning then quit. She said we had TA (travel approval) I instantly got so excited and started freaking out a bit. She said we had 2 options.

One being leave next week Jan. 12 or 13 if they can get CA (our Consulate Appointment) then next option because of Chinese New Year wouldn't be until Feb. 9th or 10th. I told her I would have to get ahold of DH to see with his work and she said to try to call her back within the hour. I called DH a million times and emailed him and finally an hour later he came home. He didn't have his phone with him. We freaked out a little then came to the realization that we would have to take the later date. Everything with this adoption has not been on our timeline. So many delays and again we are going to have to not go on our timeline. I know we have to trust in His timeline not ours. We have learned to have patience with this adoption and just to trust in the Lord and his plan not ours. So we will find out in the next few days when our CA is and then we can get flights booked.

We have been so lucky. One of DH friends has given us some vouchers for flights. What a blessing it is for us. We have had some unexpected things come up lately with DH work and other things so this couldn't come at a better time for us. I am learning to trust more in God's plan and not ours.

So for now we are thrilled and know we will be traveling in a month to get our sweet little daughter and I'm focusing on the positive and not the negative knowing we could leave in a week. It will give me more time to get things lined up for the kids. I'm going to have such a hard time leaving them for 2 weeks. DH is going come with me for the first week then has to get back so that will help with the kids but I'll still need to have family lined up for my sweet 2 year old and my kindergartener. I'm so thankful for family and friends and their willingness to help us. Now I need to start getting things ready to get our sweet daughter. I don't even know where to start.....