Hello everyone! I know it has been a while since I posted a new blog, but there hasn't been too much going on lately.
Here is where we are right now: we have turned in almost all of our paperwork. The only paperwork left to turn in is our financial report and Michael's physical form. He is going to get his physical done next week and we will finish the financial report by then to turn it in as well.
The few other things we have to do is go to a parenting class, write our birth mother letter, and then we will set up our interviews with a social worker.
We have a newborn care class that we are going to on May 13th that is done by Baptist East.
The birth mother letter is what the agency will give to the birth mother to chose a family for their child. Therefore, this letter is extremely important! This letter is all the birth mother will have to get to know us before deciding to give us her child. Wow! Now that I REALLY think about it, it is really scary to write this letter. I trust that God will guide us in writing this letter that will touch the heart of our child's birth mother.
Once we turn in all our paperwork, hopefully by the end of next week, we will be assigned a social worker who will come to our home to conduct three interviews. I'm not worried about this part because I figure it will not be very different from the ones we did for foster care. We will have to travel to Birmingham, where the agency is located, one more time to meet a few other people who will be an important part of our adoption. Once this is completed, we start the waiting process!
We have actually already been placed on the waiting list with the agency to hopefully reduce our wait time, but we will not actually be able to really be considered by a birth mother until we finish the whole process. Either way, we are definitely seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!
Please continue to pray for us as we finish the home study, the birth mother who will carry our child, and our future child. We can't wait to share more of our journey with you all. Thank you for all your love, encouragement, and prayers.
