Coming to Grips

Some days are better than others, but we know that in the end Kianna will be home with us, it just may be a little later than we planned.

In the meantime we are getting a little anxious about my passport, as it expires September 13 (valid for travel until March 13).  Earlier we didn’t think this would be a concern.  Now we have no time frame to follow.  In order to renew my passport I need to send my passport to Quebec, which means no travel for at least 2 weeks and up to 3 weeks.  One last call to Holt to check if our papers have passed embassy before we send off my passport.  “No, your papers have not passed yet, go ahead and renew your passport.”  We do so knowing it’s a gamble either way. The next day we receive an e-mail…our papers have passed!!  Now what?  We were overjoyed simply for the fact that we passed, but now what to do?  We could leave for Ethiopia in less than a week to bring Kianna home.  We just need to get my passport back. This wasn’t so easy. Bryan spent a couple of hours on the phone and by the next day we received word that my passport would be in my hands within the next 24 hours…..praise God!

We had some big decisions to make concerning our possible embassy appointment that could either be in a week or possibly 2 weeks.