2010

this year will be one to remember for the sisler family...
* garrett will graduate from high school... may 23
* garrett turns 18... may 27
* june 2010 we vacation to cozumel mexico to celebrate garrett's 18th birthday & graduation
* garrett will begin his college in august
* decorate mallory lael's room...buy toddler proof items for the house
* mallory lael's room will be what use to be garrett's room...garrett after 3 years of begging us to let him move to the apartment above the garage his wish will come true in may
* travel to china to bring mallory lael HOME :)
* natalie turns 15...august 26
* natalie takes drivers education & gets her drivers permit...she says she doesn't want to get her drivers license...something tells me when she begins high school she will change her mind.
* natalie will start high school
* after 15 years of natalie asking kent & i for a baby sister...her wish will come true this year ;)

we have at least 8 months before we travel to china...i keep telling myself this is how God prepares parents for the adoption of their child...but in reality it is paper work...the paper work process is very long...you end up waiting on total strangers to approve documents for you to adopt an orphanage who needs a home NOW not in 8 months but NOW...it has been difficult for kent & i to understand why it takes 7-12 months to adopt a child (this is for a special need child...a child without any special needs can take 4-6 years to adopt from china)...the way i see it once your cleared by the fbi...your income is verified...your home is assessed that it is indeed a safe home for a child...your cleared by the abuse & neglect people it should be a go...meaning GO get your child....also with computers & faxes this process should take 3 months...this is my option i would venture to say many adoptive families feel the very same way...once your child is placed in your arms all the time you've spent waiting all of a sudden seems irrelevant...Gotcha Day is when you officially adopt your child...i pray our gotcha day is in july so garrett & natalie both can travel with us to china...this is totally in God's hands i will do my best to be patient...while being in the front row of God's mighty powers at work...i will cherish every step it takes us to get to china.

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