It would appear that we are going to be learning a lot about patience through this process. On Wednesday, May 8 we had our third of three home visits as part of the home study. This was the final step that we needed to complete for the home study. We had hoped that by the end of that week everything would be done and we could move on to the dossier. Well, as it turned out, there was one report that was out of our control that had not been finished. We finally got the draft of that report on May 20th. Now the only thing left for the home study process is approval by the agency. Barring any major issues this should be done in the next 2-3 weeks.
Did I mention we were going to be learning a lot about patience through this process? Well, the two weeks that we had to wait for the last part of the home study will be nothing compared to the potential three years we might have to wait to bring home our children. Yes, you read that correctly -- right now the Philippines has a three year wait after your dossier is approved. Now we are 3-4 months away from that clock starting to tick since the Philippine government approval will take some time.
This will be a long road but we are in it for the long haul. We have already seen that truly it will be God's timing and not ours. Originally we did not think we would be able to start the entire adoption process until April 1st but we were allowed to put things in motion on February 15th. I guess we can say we are a month and a half ahead of schedule!
Monday, May 27, 2013
Garage Sale Part 2
Here is an email we recently sent out.
Friends and Family,
Hi All!!
Most of you know that we are in the process of adopting two kids from the Philippines. We began the process in February. Our home study is nearly complete and we are working on getting our dossier together to send off to the Philippine government. The wait is currently three years for a placement after all of the paperwork has been approved. We are confident that God has called us to build our family in this way and we are excited to be a part of His plan.
While we are very excited about the process of adopting, we have at times been a bit overwhelmed at the steep cost of adoption. We know that God will provide where he is guiding and with that knowledge we have peace. To help with the financial needs, we are planning a yard sale. The yard sale is set for Saturday, June 22nd from 8 am - 1 pm.
Here’s where you come in. To start off we need "treasures"!! We will be collecting ANY donations over the next several weeks leading up to the yard sale. Now is your chance to get rid of all those things you don't use and are tired of having around your house and bring them to our house! You can e-mail us to set up a time to drop your things off! Please feel free to pass this on to friends, families, and communities with which you are involved. In addition, all kinds of support are welcomed including thoughts and prayers.
Most of you know that we are in the process of adopting two kids from the Philippines. We began the process in February. Our home study is nearly complete and we are working on getting our dossier together to send off to the Philippine government. The wait is currently three years for a placement after all of the paperwork has been approved. We are confident that God has called us to build our family in this way and we are excited to be a part of His plan.
While we are very excited about the process of adopting, we have at times been a bit overwhelmed at the steep cost of adoption. We know that God will provide where he is guiding and with that knowledge we have peace. To help with the financial needs, we are planning a yard sale. The yard sale is set for Saturday, June 22nd from 8 am - 1 pm.
Here’s where you come in. To start off we need "treasures"!! We will be collecting ANY donations over the next several weeks leading up to the yard sale. Now is your chance to get rid of all those things you don't use and are tired of having around your house and bring them to our house! You can e-mail us to set up a time to drop your things off! Please feel free to pass this on to friends, families, and communities with which you are involved. In addition, all kinds of support are welcomed including thoughts and prayers.
So let us know if you have stuff you don’t need or want anymore and help us bring our kiddos home! You can leave a comment or use the contact form on the right.
Thank you so much for your support! It means so much to us!!
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Moving Out and In and In Some More
Well, April was a busy month for our family. We started out celebrating G's birthday a week late but that was because of a conflict with Easter. We followed that promptly with our Home Study Orientation. It was good to get that out of the way and we were able to hand in 98% of our Home Study paperwork which was very exciting.
The weekend of April 20th was move number 1. This was when we moved out of our townhouse and into the garage of the house we were going to buy. Because of the way things worked out on the sale of our townhouse and the subsequent purchase of the single family home, we had four days where we were homeless. The sellers of the single family home were kind enough to allow us to move all of our belongings into the garage on Saturday before we closed on that house. When I say ALL of our stuff I mean, ALL of our stuff.
Thanks to the fantastic Five Franciscans and a few awesome friends, we were able to fit our entire 3 bedroom townhouse into the garage of the single family home. I was astonished and, in fact, I had a total of 5 more garages lined up just in case we needed additional space for storage.
After moving out we spent a week being homeless but living in luxury with my parents. They were gracious enough to allow the four of us to invade their quiet tranquility for the entire week and feed us on top of it. On April 27th we were able to move out of the garage and into our NEW home.
We have been in the house for just a week now and constantly feel so blessed. It is definitely more space than we need right now but, hopefully, soon God will bring new family members into our home to fill it up.
The Garage Sale part 1
In an earlier post I eluded to the fact that we would be having a garage sale some time in the future. Well, that time is fast approaching. We have set the date for June 22nd. We are currently taking donations of anything you want to get out of your house. We can come pick it up or you are welcome to drop it off at the house. Then, in June, we will have a big sale and all the proceeds will help to finance the adoption. So, as you are doing your spring cleaning, please think of us.
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