As I type this, I know that the past three years with ElleAnna have gone by in a whirlwind. So many changes and adjustments, but twice as much laughter and celebration. None of us can imagine our lives without her. That stretches beyond the walls of our tumble down shack (aka home). She has touched so many with her grin and sassiness.
I checked the internet savy site tonight of how far "behind" the Chinese government continues to be - so many families waiting and yet, such a slow process. The information posted indicates that parents who were logged into the system on 05/23/2006 got their referrals on November 1, 2010. We were not logged in until 07/12/2006. At their sloth's pace, that means we would not have our referral until 11/22/2011 - still another year from now - should we have not opted to go the special needs route at the time. That's a wait of over FIVE YEARS! When you add in the amount of months (sometimes years) you do paperwork and such to prepare for that magical "log in date", its far longer than five years for most. I thought our wait was tortue enough. There are LOTS of folks waiting much, much longer than we could ever imagine.
They are in my prayers tonight - as we celebrate having ElleAnna home for three years this month, they continue to ache and wait for their children.
No comments:
Post a Comment