To Do List

1. Tie up some paperwork loose ends.
2. Practice patience.
3. Keep learning.  Learning new words, reading expert perspectives, taking classes.
4. Remember that we are never in control.
5.  Interview counselors to find someone with the right blend of knowledge, compassion and expertise.
6. Continue to pursue grants and other fundraising efforts. 
7. Find a travel clinic to begin rounds of shots.

While we continue to work on the things we can control, we are often met with news of what we cannot control.  For instance, the U.S. State Department recently posted news that the IBESR (Haiti's governmental entity overseeing adoption) has ceased taking in new dossiers and will open the process again on June 1st.  Last week, we received word that this timeline has changed to August 1st.

We don't really know what this will mean for us.  We hope that we will still travel to meet the girls in the next few months.  In the meantime, we’ll continue to have faith and focus on learning along the way.