What's in a name?

Well, apparently the CCAA is now the CCCWA which has been a work-in-progress for a while. This was just posted on their website. I just hope that with this new name comes more referrals... a girl can dream...

As approved by the State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform of the People’s Republic of China and upon the decision made by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, the China Centre of Adoption Affairs changed its name into China Centre for Children’s Welfare and Adoption (hereinafter referred to as CCCWA) on 15 Feb., 2011. The CCCWA will continue to be responsible for dealing with inter-country adoptions and will assume the responsibility of developing, managing and maintaining the National System of Information Management for Child Welfare. Moreover, the CCCWA will also undertake tasks in relation to child welfare and domestic adoption that the MCA entrusts as well as other assigned missions.

Finding the Humor

When you wait as long as we have for this adoption to be completed, you kind of have to have a thick skin to make it through. You have to find the humor in the little things and enjoy each day. So, when I came across this illustration, it just tickled my funny bone - I mean how can our adoption journey match more closely than this?! (for those who don't know: for some reason the ladybug has taken on the symbology that a child match is imminent). And the snail, well let's just say that this wait hasn't been quick...