So last week as we were wondering what happened to our package with our homestudy and application that had been mailed to the US immigration office. I remember being told by a gal with the post office not to worry, she was certain our package was not "lost", but that it would eventually show up. Those were not exactly comforting words at the time… I've always been one to think that if nobody knows where something is, it's lost; even if eventually it will be found.
Well, the good news is that our paperwork that was mailed has been found. On Monday I received a call from the USPS that the package had been delivered to the PO Box it had been addressed to. They don't know why it was so "delayed", but it was delivered. Last night we received confirmation via a text message from the USCIS that indeed they had received our paperwork and are beginning to process our application. What once was lost now truly is found!
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Unknown!
We know that this adoption journey will be filled with lots of unknowns… we've already had a few like, "where are our fingerprint cards" and "where is Paul's Illinois background check", not to mention bigger unknowns like "will we get 1 or 2 children" and "what were the circumstances that led to their becoming orphaned".
Today we are currently facing an unexpected unknown thanks to the good ole' USPS. Last week we put our certified homestudy report along with our I800 immigration paperwork in the mail to the USCIS (immigration department) for approval to adopt. It was "scheduled" to be delivered last Friday. As Friday came and went the tracking number I had continued to show nothing beyond that it had "departed Great Falls" on Wednesday night … and that is still the case; several phone calls to USPS a personal visit to the post office and a call to US immigration and still nobody knows where our paperwork is! It could have been delivered (and just never scanned in), or it could be sitting on a truck or plane or in a post office literally somewhere between Montana and Texas (or anywhere else in this great country) … it truly is unknown at this time.
So we wait patiently and learn more about trusting God and believing He can work all things together for good.
"Never be afraid to trust and unknown future to a known God" ~ Corrie Ten Boom
Today we are currently facing an unexpected unknown thanks to the good ole' USPS. Last week we put our certified homestudy report along with our I800 immigration paperwork in the mail to the USCIS (immigration department) for approval to adopt. It was "scheduled" to be delivered last Friday. As Friday came and went the tracking number I had continued to show nothing beyond that it had "departed Great Falls" on Wednesday night … and that is still the case; several phone calls to USPS a personal visit to the post office and a call to US immigration and still nobody knows where our paperwork is! It could have been delivered (and just never scanned in), or it could be sitting on a truck or plane or in a post office literally somewhere between Montana and Texas (or anywhere else in this great country) … it truly is unknown at this time.
So we wait patiently and learn more about trusting God and believing He can work all things together for good.
"Never be afraid to trust and unknown future to a known God" ~ Corrie Ten Boom
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