Friday, September
22nd
Thomas and I took the BIG step today. We
drove down to the new offices of Hope International (by the way…LOVE THEM) and signed our contract to adopt Becca. We sat down with Dawn and went over a lot of the program information and had a talk
about certain choices and options. It’s wild that it’s all started! Talk about
butterflies!
We have definitely received a pleasant surprise through! Dawn visited
our house recently for Max’s final three year check (for our Russian adoption) and between that (and the interview on Friday)
we will have the majority of our home study complete. No matter how often you
experience a home study, they are still a little nerve racking. We still have
some paperwork, but it kinda feels a little like we skipped a step. I know we
didn’t, but we had this list in our mind of how it was supposed to go.
We hope to be finished with our home study and dossier by sometime
in the November/December range. Immigration takes the longest (currently about
two months from applying). The Dossier (just in case you’re not sure) is the
paperwork you send to the foreign country.
We still have a long road ahead (probably at least 18 months), but
at least it has started!
God has blessed us and we continue to feel so amazed and undeserving.
