On to the civil registry!

I found out tonight that the certified copies were obtained and we are being filed with at the Civil Registry! Not sure if that means we were already or will be. But... we are creeping along! We will have to do the 2nd DNA test, but at this point, I have gotten past it and just come to accept it. Not sure if we will have to redo our fingerprints- they expire Oct.12.

I went to see Evan Almighty with Jodi (Corryn's mom). It was her son's birthday. Jodi and I were amazed at the nuggets we gleaned from this movie considering the adoption process. I am not sure if you all have seen it, but I highly recommend it. There is a line at the end of it where Steve Corral (correct spelling?) tells Morgan Freeman, who plays God, "you knew what was going to happen all along, didn't you?" and "I fought you every step of the way", yet His plan still unfolded and it proved to be worth it all for him to have endured all he did. This is true for us. Steve could only see a small part of Freeman's plan, and none of his instructions or problems made since. In fact, they were down right ridiculous and cost him alot, personally.

This is how this journey is. He calls us to do something, we "figure" out how it will unfold and then get upset because we feel "due" something. When He called us to adopt Bella into our family, He had a very specific plan and it has not changed along the way. My plans have. This is not about me... it is about His plan for my family. My part is to pray and walk in the way He has prepared. I don't understand why we manage to hit EVERY potential roadblock to this process. I thought about something tonight. When you are driving and come to a roadblock in the road, you must go through the detour. It is for your own safety. You get aggravated because the journey to your destination will take longer, but along the way you see different scenery. Maybe, these roadblocks have changed the "scenery" of the life- lessons I need to learn to fulfill His plans for my life and the life of my children. If I would have stayed on the straight course, I may have remained stagnate in my walk with Him. If there is one thing I can say about this year, I am NO longer stagnate in my relationship with Him.

Stay tuned... it should be interesting how this comes to an end! If any of you know how long it is taking to get GCBC, please either post it or send me an email.