I am starting a Thursday countdown. We will be leaving for China in 8 weeks from today. Although this is a longer wait from LOA than we had hoped we are coming to terms with it. It is part of the plan we may never understand fully but accept.
I mailed our China visa applications today. Our agency deals with a man from the state of Washington who will get our visas for us. The application was easy to fill out so this part of the process has been quite painless.
I am still having some hard moments about Christmas. There was no way we had prepared ourselves that we would not have her for Christmas. I still don't quite understand it all but I have faith in our agency that they know what's best. And its not like Sierra will know she is missing Christmas with us. Her stocking will still hang on our fireplace and will be waiting for her when we get home. Her picture will appear on our Christmas card along with the announcement that she will be coming joining us soon. She will not beside us as we hike up the hill to get our tree but she will be near our hearts as we celebrate the birthday of our Lord!!!
I am also reminded of the many people in our armed forces that will also not be home for Christmas. Their families are feeling the absence of their loved ones also. My heart goes out to them.
So little Sierra, we are counting the days. We are packing and planning and we are thinking of you endlessly. We will soon be there to take you in our arms!!! We love you!!
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2 comments:
Congratulations on your new daughter! I know that Christmas will be hard, but here is a positive take on it-if she came home during the holidays, she just might be completely overwhelmed, so this timeline might be better for her. Just trying to give you some cheer.
Although Christmas will be hard take joy in the fact it will be last holiday that she will be without a mommy and daddy forever!
Thank you for mentioning about the military in this post and in the Veteran's Day post. We are a military family and it is a sacrafice for all of us. With that said, we wouldn't change a thing. My husband serves the best country in the world!
Hugs,
Robin in Texas
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