I realize my blogposts have been few and far between, but I've been in a drought when it comes to writing. But, this is all going to change!
As Matt and I begin the adoption process, we will do our best to keep you updated on whats going on with the process through our blog.
So, here's what's happened so far!
We decided to adopt from Ukraine. We would like a 2-3 year old little boy, but we are bravely expanding our criteria to a 1-5 year old boy, and we're still praying about if we are open to sibling groups or not.
Thursday, February 11: We put our adoption agency's application in the mail!
Monday, February 15: We received word that our application had been accepted! We are officially contracted with our adoption agency!
Friday, February 19: We go to get our fingerprinting done!
Sunday, February 21: We have our homestudy interview!
The homestudy is a big part of the adoption process. When our file goes to Ukraine, it will include two major pieces, our dossier and our homestudy.
The homestudy began with both Matt and I writing our autobiographies, which turned out to be 7-10 pages each. They were very detailed!
Sunday our social worker will come to our house for a 2-4 hour interview. She will delve into every nook and cranny of our lives, check out our house and make sure we are capable of being parents, prepared to adopt and that our house is safe for another child!
After the home interview our social worker will spend the next 4 weeks writing a concluding document about us with all of the information Ukraine requires to know about us.
Once the homestudy is done, we will begin working on paperwork for our dossier.
Prayer Requests:
-For our child who is in Ukraine now, somewhere.
-For our homestudy interview, we're not nervous, but we also don't really know what to expect!
-For our homestudy to be completed efficiently! 4 weeks max!
-For our finances. We cannot begin applying for grants until our homestudy is completed. But we also realize we won't receive all of the money we will need to pay for the adoption with only grants. We will also have to fundraise, which we are currently brainstorming ideas for.
I'm so excited for your family as you embark on this journey. I know it is something that has been on your heart and in your thoughts for a long time.
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