"We often think of the intersections in our lives, those that are planned, those that occur by chance. Some encounters we hope for, particularly love, and alas, some meetings never happen despite what we wish. I think of how those intersections have the potential to change us, our character, our circumstances, our hopes. We think about how they add to the unfinished story of our lives"...(Amy Tan, Mei Mei, 2005) Chinese folklore speaks of invisible red threads that connect a newborn child's spirit to all the people who will be important in the child's life. As the child grows, the threads shorten, drawing closer those people who are destined. We anxiously await this special meeting, a life changing intersection which will soon take us to China to bring home our little daughter, Cali Griffin.

December 13, 2010

Thank you so much for all of your emails, phone calls, and shared excitement!

We appreciate your continued thoughts and prayers as we work through the paperwork and red tape that separates us from our trip to China and bringing Cali home. As we started four years ago in one immigration track and now have had to update everything in another track, we were told last week that it actually will take longer to process our paperwork. Our caseworker is guessing that we may now travel at the beginning of April. This was a bit frustrating to hear, but there is obviously not a thing that we can do about government procedures and policies. These "procedures" and ever extended time lines are the most frustrating part of the adoption process, but I'll leave that soap box for a future blog entry.

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