The Final Word

Updated 6/27/08 - this post is no longer relevant. We were informed on 6/27/08 that the child mentioned here (XY) is no longer available for our adoption. Please pray with us. And for us as we seek God for His will and as the CCAA seeks out another child for us.

Well, it seems as if God isn't finished with this story yet. As I posted earlier this week, we spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday praying and coming to an acceptance of this twist in the journey. Thursday morning, I got another call. It was our Miss Ashley (the SN Coordinator with our adoption agency). I assumed she was returning my email from late on Wednesday. I assumed that she was prepared to help me explain the technicalities of this new system so that we might better understand how to avoid this mess with future referrals. I assumed that she had answers to some of the questions that we'd sent for our director to consider when speaking with the CCAA.

I assumed wrong.

Unbeknownst to us (Don't ya just love that word? It sounds so Oxford-ish! Chris, are you reading this?!) . . . Anyway. Unbeknownst to us, the director of Living Hope has been in contact with various levels and departments at the CCAA. In a conversation with the HEAD of the Special Needs program at the CCAA, Samuel was told that little XY will be ours! Yes, you read that correctly. (I'm referring to her as XY which are her Chinese initials, not because I'm spouting some great algebraic equation. Just so ya know!) Little XY will soon become Aidan Hope after all!

Here's the interpretation of my scribbled notes from my conversation with Miss Ashley. (Have I mentioned that I just love Miss Ashley?!)

"Sam. spoke with head SN @ CCAA"
"working on paperwork to get her matched w/us"
"not 100% yet (hmmmm, we've heard that one before?!)"
"still very positive, CCAA is now saying she is ours"

Those scribbles are going in the baby book. Joining the other four baby books lined up on my bookshelf.

I still don't totally understand what went on between Monday afternoon THERE when the CCAA told Samuel her file was still available in the system and Monday morning HERE that her file was no longer available for viewing. I don't understand how another family could have locked the file, reviewed at passed on it. I mean, come on! She's as cute as the proverbial button and all her records seem to indicate that there's been no issues remaining with the need that presented for surgery. "Hey, what's wrong with my little girl that someone would say "No" to her file? What were they thinking?!"

Oh, wait! That's what's wrong. She's MY little girl.
And God just wasn't finished with the story yet.

So this morning, I shot an email off to the agency. No more updates yet. They were waiting for Samuel to call in. I reminded her of my cell number and LadyBug and I headed off to Costco.

At 11:25 a.m., in the baking ingredients section of our local Costco, while facing the humongo bags of chocolate chips, I got the call! According to Ashley, the director of the Special Needs Department of the CCAA has given VERBAL CONFIRMATION (to be followed Monday morning by a written letter of confirmation) that little XY is indeed OUR GIRL! It's happening. The drama is over. The mess is untangled. See, God just wasn't finished with the story yet.

And Aidan Hope's new story is just beginning . . . .