So...

we wait. Here are a few things that we are waiting on at the moment:

- Jon's passport renewal. It has been expedited so hopefully we will get it next week. That is the last piece to our homestudy paperwork. All we need is the 9 digit passport number. Ahhh!!

- Our social worker to write up our homestudy. As far as I know he has already been working on it but it is 14 pages long so it's not like this will happen overnight. Oh how I wish it would.

To temper any irritation over the waiting (which I should get used to) I received some exciting news from our family coordinator with AWAA. She told us that as soon as our homestudy is approved and finalized our family will be registered with CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority). That basically means that we will be registered with India's online database and will officially be waiting for a match! There is no telling how long we will wait for a match but just the fact that at any point we could receive a phone call is absolutely thrilling.

In light of this news I found that my prayers have shifted a bit. I am praying for wisdom and discernment as the Lord prepares our hearts for this little girl. May the Lord make his will clear concerning what child he has for us and may we step out in faith even if the end result looks different than we imagined. Not only have my prayers shifted but man do I have tons of questions floating around in my head. Will we know without a doubt that she is our daughter when we see her picture? How long will it take for us to be matched with a child? What comes next?

This journey is so crazy. Please continue to lift us and our daughter up in your prayers. For now we could use prayer that our homestudy would be completed soon and that our registration with CARA would go smoothly. We're making progress friends. I can't wait to see what God has in store next.