blessing or curse?

I'm talking about the internet. Isn't it nice to have access to SO much information? I mean without the internet I could not see pictures of my friends halfway across the country on a daily basis and you could not see what is happening in my life. However, in terms of the international adoption world sometimes ignorance is bliss, so the internet can be a curse. There are TONS of websites, blogs and email groups related to international adoption, China specifically. I can go online at any time of day or night and find out new information. It is a very slow time at work right now, so my internet use is up. Lately the "rumor" is that wait times are up...again! When we applied, just last September, the wait had recently gone up from 12 months to 15 months, now it is looking more like 16 or 17 months. Friends, this is from the time our dossier gets to China, that doesn't count the 3 months we have spent gathering papers and the 3 months we will wait to get everything authenticated and translated. I guess I am saying this myself (and the rest of my family who wants my daughter here as much as I do!) when I say...NO MATTER HOW LONG THIS TAKES THERE WILL BE A CHILD AT THE END OF THIS JOURNEY!

I guess this would be a great time to share an old Chinese Proverb with you. It is one used very frequently by people adopting from China, and I think it is very fitting.

An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet,

regardless of time, place, or circumstance.

The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.