Monday, June 6, 2011

Mini Freak Out

THIS is our initial adoption application! (Edited so our identity can’t get stolen…ha!)Edited Initial Application

THIS is our final application and dossier ready to be taken to the UPS store to make copies and mail off to the agency! IMG_0190

And THIS is what caused my mini freak out.

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Our beautiful adoption application and dossier that HOURS upon HOURS of blood (literally), sweat (literally) and tears (literally) brought about. It was a very very hard thing for me to hand this packet (82 pages + pictures by the way) over to the UPS lady. I seriously debated driving it to Fairhope, AL and placing it into my agency’s hands but then I convinced myself that that would be crazy because it is a 3 1/2 hour drive and I’m not crazy…right? So, I mailed it…overnight…tracking…all that good stuff.

And then…it got lost. LOST! According to UPS it was delivered at 10:42am this past Thursday but when I called the agency this morning the lady I talked to said that they never received it. Cue the panic. I called the main UPS number, I called the UPS store it was shipped to and no one could find it but they said they would look into it and get back to me. My heart is racing about a million times faster than it should be and I can’t get any work done. For anyone who has ever completed international adoption paperwork you will understand.

So as I am freaking out I finally decide that I have to get down on my knees and pray that this packet will be found. I literally barely get down on my knees when my phone rings. UPS lady….packet found!!! Wow! Isn’t God cool!?!

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13 comments:

  1. BritneyJune 6, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    God is just so faithful! Chills

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  2. DeniJune 6, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Woo, so glad that God is so good and they found that packet--can't imagine having to do that again!!! So much work! Praying for good things to come asap!!!:)

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  3. Baby HopesJune 6, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Amazing - praising God for this exciting step for you!!! With you on this journey! We're just starting and we are SO very excited!!!!

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  4. BeckyJune 6, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Exciting!!! I'm so glad your package was only temporarily lost- I totally would have lost it! We were fortunate that I work in the same town as our agency, so I just visited them a bazillion times a day when we were in the paperwork stage!

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  5. CourtneyJune 6, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Whew! I can't imagine how scary that was! So excited for y'all!

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  6. BeckyJune 6, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Oh praise God! I think I would have completely lost it emotionally if that had happened to me. I am so happy for you!

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  7. KeriJune 6, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    God is amazing! My associate manager is adopting internationally and went through something similiar! God is in control.. and praise the Lord for that!!

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  8. AJune 6, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    WOW! i would have been more than freaking out. so glad that your package was found- Praise God!!!

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  9. DianaJune 6, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Hey there!!! I am new to your blog and sooooo excited to read about your adoption process. Yay!! I wish u nothing but the best and look forward to following your journey. We are days away to doing donor sperm so I can totally feel the "nervousness" you may be feeling. Hehe *big hugs!! :)

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  10. JamieJune 6, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Stop it. Such good stuff.

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  11. SkyJune 7, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    So glad it all worked out in the end. God's got your back! =) I'm learning to take everything in stride and trust God with every step too!
    But, in the beginning (and even now, and I'll probably still in the future), I wanted everything to be smooth sailing since we had faced so many bumps in the road with our fertility and loss. I really had to repent of the feeling that I thought God "owed" it to me to make it easier or to give me a "privileged" status thru our beginning journey. Wow. Does God's got His handsful in working on my heart and attitude, or what? God gonna make sure I keep my eyes on Him thru infertility, thru adoption, thru LIFE! =)

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  12. CASJune 7, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    You did it- the first big step! Now the waiting begins- but it will be worth it in the end! Prayers for you!

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  13. JJune 8, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    That is SUCH a God thing! I can't imagine how panicked you were; my heart was starting to pound just reading your post. I'm so glad the packet was located and will make it where it needs to go. Thanks so much for letting us all come along on your adoption journey! Please know that you, Barry, and the sweet wee one God has ALREADY chosen for you are in my prayers!

    *Julie
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    PS--I've tried to leave this comment twice now, and an error message keeps popping up. Sorry if this shows up multiple times!

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