Very thankful am I

Hey all. This is certainly a new adventure.

We had some difficulties in Dec with the mail service (competing with Christmas mail in Chicago). Finally we were able to get everything through to the Chinese consulate in Chicago and got our dossier back on Dec 30. We made copies and shipped it to our agency. They started the matching process on Jan 3 - est 2 months. We received our first candidate on Jan 6 - 2 months were compressed down to 3 days.

Since then we have been having medical records evaluated and exchanging questions between us, Holt and Chinese officials. All is coming back very positive - so we are committed to going foward. Current estimate is 6 months - but these estimates can vary.

I must say that getting photos and records has snapped things into perspective hugely for me - the reality / gravity / magnitude of what we are doing has come home in both an exciting and sober way - so your prayers are deeply needed and appreciated.

I love my family and the opportunity that we have to love and give together.
D