Bringing everyone up to speed

4 days after my last post, our family's lives changed forever. To keep things super simple, my sweet hubs had a heart attack, died in my arms in the ER, and was revived 35 minutes and 11 shocks later. Our lives have never been the same. Following that most incredible miracle, we spent the summer recovering physically and emotionally. We lost the referral of our baby girl and were put on a six month hold on the adoption.
THAT is the brief update. SO much has happened in the meantime. Mainly, our Lord gave us a beautiful new perspective on life. Each day is incredibly new. It's not just about not 'sweating the small stuff' but about making the big stuff what it should be. While being disappointed beyond belief that we were not able to bring home our little girl, we knew God's plan was so much bigger. We began to look at the process in a completely different way. We completely relinquished the process to Him. Before, we were looking at the phone and emails constantly...waiting on the latest news in our process. We were anxious and ever trying to speed up the process by rushing to get documents and paperwork done. But, after our miracle intervention on June 6, 2010, God could not have been more clear. The timing is in HIS hands. Nothing we can do can change that.
SO, we have approached this second waiting with a completely new heart. Following a 6 month hiatus, we were informed that we had to redo all of our paperwork, dossier, homestudy, fingerprints...EVERYTHING. Basically, it was like starting all over from ground zero. We did it, smiles in tow, no rushing. God's timing. We did it all. As a matter of fact, we signed the last bits of documents on July 13.
We havent been anxiously looking at the phone or emails. ..just waiting on the Lord. Okay...I have to admit, I have inquired a few times with the agency..but not harassed.
This past week, Aug 2, 2011, while walking through the streets of Dollywood with the family, WE GOT THE CALL!! THE CALL! THE CALL! Did you hear me?!!! THE call! more details to come in next post!!!!