As you read in the title, the paperwork has arrived! I had always heard rumors of the mounds of paperwork associated with adopting. Let me just ease your mind. The rumors are TRUE.
Daniel and I went to a trans-racial potluck at Bethany's office last week...I think I have failed to mention that we are adopting through Bethany Christian Services. Anyway, we attended this meeting and were able to meet our case worker, which was very exciting! She informed us that our Home Study training sessions will begin the week of February 20th and asked if we had received our Home Study packet. We hadn't...come to find out the woman in charge of all those logistics had recently transferred to a different office so the Atlanta office has been behind and trying to catch up! She assured us that she would send us the packet right away. I have been checking my email multiple times a day to see if we had received it yet! We finally got it last night and I am SO excited!! I am getting closer and closer to my precious baby!
Well, yes, this packet is a blessing to receive...however...yikes...it is huge! Daniel and I both have to answer multiple questions about each of our upbringings, families, schooling, marriage, likes/dislikes, hobbies, careers, future plans, and LOTS more. Honestly, I am looking at it as a way to get to know myself, and Daniel, better. Every step is a step closer to our son or daughter!
There are all sorts of other things in the packet as well...Dr. visits, insurance info, adoption preferences (open/semi-open, health issues, multiples, etc.), and many other items! Needless to say, we have our work cut out for us!
My goal is to finish it all ASAP. Our training sessions will last until just before Easter. Our understanding is at that point we'll be put on the waiting list! Well, as long as everything else is complete! That is why my goal is to get the packet finished ASAP!
We thank everyone for all your prayers up to this point. God has revealed himself to us in a way we never imagined through this whole process. We are so grateful to Him and all that He is doing!
If you have any fundraising ideas, feel free to let us know! We will gladly welcome any ideas!
Oh, and I am extremely excited about the little adoption ticker doodad thing I put on the top right corner of our blog. I have been waiting to put one of those up for so long!
AND....We have names! ...but we're keeping them a secret!
I have an idea for a funraiser! You can donate plasma three times a week and it's like 50 bucks a pop so between both of you you'll make about 300 bucks a week. That's over a grand a month and the soldiers down range are in desperate need..... Everyone wins!
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