Not yet.

As many of you know, I had high hopes of getting our TA this past week. Our agency always says that they need about 3 weeks to plan travel, so a TA this week could've potentially put us travelling March 22, which would great for so many reasons - like being in China over the kids' spring break and Tim being home in time for Easter services. And that little detail of having my son in my arms within a month.

But it didn't come. I follow the RQ charts that track TAs like a mad woman, and I knew we were due a big batch. There were around 20 of us there who should've gotten TA yesterday, and about half of them got it. It could logically be reasoned that the rest of them will probably come on Monday, especially in light of the awful storms that hit our side of the country yesterday. I am sure that in lots of areas FedEx wasn't making deliveries, and if they were running, many businesses (and adoption agencies) were closed. I know where we live there were more closings than a snow day as folks rushed to safety.

There is also the possibility that our TA wasn't in this batch for some reason. Or that if we had gotten it, we still couldn't have travelled March 22. Or that if we do get it Monday, we CAN still travel March 22.

This part of it is so hard for me. I have no control. In my head, I think I know what is best. I think I know the pros and cons of every possible travel date, from cost projections to school/work conflicts. But here is the kicker: I don't know everything. And in this (as in so many other areas of my life), I must rely on God. He knows the very best time to go, and I keep asking Him to handle all the details.