Ups and downs, Highs and Lows...

We knew from the beginning that this journey would require a lot of patience.  I am not the most patient person but thought that I could handle this no problem.  I admit, I may have been a little naive.  This has  been a humbling learning experience with its' share of highs and lows. (And we are only about a third of the way through the process).

August 2011
 High... We felt the call to enter the process of adoption and as a family we were excited to get started
September 2011
Low... Home visits that were somewhat stress full and nerve racking.  LOTS of paperwork to complete, appointments to make and fulfill.
October 2011
High...Loving, supportive feedback from family and friends.  This was confirmation that we were/are following God's will in the process.
November 2011
High...Dossier FINISHED!!
Low...Waiting for approval.
December 2011
Waiting..waiting... trying to enjoy the Christmas season while we wait.  Praying that we would be approved.
January 2012
High... Our Homestudy was officially approved!
Low...Two days after hearing of approval we were told that we actually needed to change a few things in our Dossier and there were a couple of requirements added.
February 2012
This has been a rough few weeks of the journey.  Our emotions have been high,there may have been a few tears ;0 and we've had to discuss if we are in fact on the right path.  Is The Philippines where God wants us adopting from?  We have realized that we have been operating on our timeline/schedule and not necessarily His timeline.

I'm reminded that prayer is so important throughout all of this.  We're now focusing on praying for the process to pick up, our direction in the process, the birth family of our child and the child God has out there for us.