Officially on the Waiting List!

It's official...we are now on the waiting list!!  It would have been a little sooner, but I missed the state certification requirement on two of our dossier documents.  So, I had to wait for Holt to send them back to us and then send them in to the state for certification.  Luckily that did not take very long.  So right now, our paperwork is on it's way to Ethiopia where they will review it and then match us with a child.  Unfortunately, they are saying that matching us with a child will most likely be 9-12 months from now and we could travel as soon as 2 weeks after we are matched.  But God is in control of our future and the time it will take until we meet our child.  Right now, we are anxiously waiting and I am praying for patience and a calm heart.  And I have to tell you, I am getting tired of waiting!!!  ;)  But again, God is in control and His plan is perfect for us.  I just have to keep telling myself that.  This is another big step closer to finally being able to hold our child!!!