I will be sharing some posts on our adoption that I have been writing over the past 6 months. This post was written on July 3, 2012.
I just got the best news from our adoption counselor…
Our home study has been “officially” completed and is in the mail TODAY {July 3rd}!
We have been trying to get this done for MONTHS now and it feels so good to know that it has been sent off to the state.
I know, right? Waiting is all you do when you are adopting. But, we wait…with open hearts.
We wait for the state to approve it {pray that it goes quickly}.
Once we get word back from the state that it has been approved then we will be ready to send our “dossier” to the Philippines. All that means is that we can send our application to get on the “wait list”. Oh the wait list.
Did I mention I’m not patient at all and that this sure does involve a lot of waiting?
Ahem.
The good news is that since the home study was taking so long I went ahead and did everything I needed to do for the dossier and the adoption agency is ready to send our application just as soon as the state approves our home study!
I feel like my husband is in the military again. Hurry up and WAIT.
Gosh, I don’t miss those days. Somehow this seems eerily similar…except instead of giving my husband up for 17 months to fight a war…I will wait roughly 17 months and get to bring home a wonderful new child!
I guess I like adoption much better than the military.
Thank you Jesus for teaching me patience in both the good and bad.
“The times we find ourselves having to wait on others may be the perfect opportunities to train ourselves to wait on the Lord.” ~ Joni Eareckson Tada
I hope the time flies for you!!! Best of luck!
hi mama- i tried commenting on your vlog yesterday but my phone is acting up and it didn’t post- loved it!! Anywho- continued prayers that all goes well with the rest of the adoption process!! 🙂
Praying every day for the Rose family. I feel extremely blessed to know you and call you friends. God bless you!
i hear ya girl! this is the hard part. we got approved on wednesday, so now, we wait. but God’s got our best in mind. He has an amazing plan that you’ll see unfold before your eyes and it will amaze you.
also, your hair is looking so cute long!
xoxo
L
Wow, that went so fast for you! We have been dealing with this home study agency since JANUARY!! So frustrating!! Praying for you all!!
Girl… Still praying for you! I can’t even imagine how hard it must be to remain patient, but I just KNOW that God has a child SO special for your guys’ family. I can’t wait for the day we “meet” him! Hang in there! Love you SO!
Totally just happened upon your blog from pinterest and was reading about your adoption process. I have several friends currently in the “waiting” process waiting on their referrals. I shared this quote with them and thought it would encourage you, also.
For a long time there were only your footprints & laughter in our dreams & even from such small things, we knew we could not wait to love you forever
http://www.storypeople.com/storypeople/WebStory.do?action=Show&storyID=1678
You have my prayers that your “wait” will be shorter than you intend 🙂
Thank you so much! I appreciate the encouragement and prayers!
Congratulations!!! We have one final interview for our homestudy and then we will wait for our license. 🙂 It’s so exciting! I hope this time flies for your family.