A Surprise From My Secret Pal!!!

A beautiful gift from my DTC Winter Secret Pal!  What a super surprise after a fun-filled and insanely busy day of teaching musical theatre camp!  Thank you to my Secret Pal!!  You are the best!!   It is gorgeous and I totally LOVE it!!! ♥

Blessings, 
Georgia

I Love My DTC Secret Pal

What a joy it is to arrive home after being out all day and open the mailbox to find not one but TWO super sweet and creative cards of encouragement from my DTC Secret Pal!  A HUGE smile adorns my face thanks to your sweetness.  I can't wait for the day when I find out who you are!  Thank you for being a little bit of sunlight on a thunderstorm day!

Blessings,

Georgia

LID - FINALLY!!!!

After 20 days of waiting and watching others get theirs faster than us, we finally have word of LID.  We are now officially awaiting our LOA. (Letter of Acceptance)   Who knows what God has in store with the wait time.  Someone just got theirs after only 23 days and other families have waited over 100 days.  There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the timing.  So... once again... we wait.

Blessings,
Georgia

Being Patient...

Some days I get so frustrated.  While I am THRILLED for all the families who have received LOA and TA over the past week, which has been a HUGE number of families and it is so very exciting for them, We are a bit behind them in the process and our dossier was just sent to Ch*na on 5/18.  Other families who sent theirs on 5/18 received their LID (Lock in Date) last week.  But here we sit.  Our agent keeps calling them every day but they say they have been busy or in meetings.  I don't understand how some received on the same date got processed and others have not.  I have to keep reminding myself I am not in control.  Meanwhile... my Secret Pal received LOA the other day so I'm packaging up a box with goodies in it for her today.  I truly am so happy for the other families getting through the process, I just wish I was on the same train. 

Blessings,
Georgia