Customs & Immigrations

Well, today was another step - biometrics (fancy word for electronic fingerprinting) was completed today. The USCIS office indicated that sometimes they are back in 48 hours some a little longer - so just hoping it's soon. However still waiting on our state level DHS to review the homestudy and forward to USCIS - trying to obtain a contact for them so bless their hearts I can hound dog them to death. Darlena is sooooo not patient. We found some more pictures of our babe and also a video clip that thrilled us to death. Can't wait to get over there and obtain our own videos. Last night spoke with Sandie who is an Early Intervention Specialist in Pennsylvania. She has actually seen our baby --- what I found so funny is that God love her when she got back, she did everything she could to find Ivanna a home, she posted flyers, sent e-mails - you name it - this lady did it. Little did she know her efforts were for nothing because God had chosen her parents already he just had to get through us.

My husband pointed out that in church on Sunday our preacher talked about watching a nail be made how they had to heat it, beat it, heat it some more and so forth and so on --- he compared us to this nail - we had to have the heat put to us and low and behold it worked.

We just keep trucking along - we are almost there. You know it's pretty funny though I am still trying to do everything I can to hold myself together and back some for the just in case something were to fall through. If all of these efforts are meant to come together then it's going to happen regardless because God has that plan.

We appreciate all the prayers, all the support that everyone has given - I personally have asked a gazillion questions. Some of you don't know my husband but he is the quiet reserved type. Bless him is all I can say. Continuing to pray for speed and patience and God's will.