Our Home Study

Last week we had our last interview for our home study. I was so intimidated by the home study process before we started! I imagined this mean little lady sitting across the table from us, asking all sorts of probing questions. When I walked into our first interview, my fears were immediately put to rest. Our social worker was our age, with kids the same ages as ours, so sweet, and someone I would be friends with. We enjoyed getting to know her throughout the interviews! The interviews were not what I expected....there were a lot of "get to know you questions", and a lot of questions about how we grew up and what our families were like. WHAT A BLESSING it was to get to say that ALL of our parents and grandparents are still married and to get to talk about what great homes we grew up in.

So now we wait until it the home study is written up and completed...hopefully just a few weeks.  Once it is completed we can start applying for grants AND send our dossier (lots of paperwork) to Ethiopia! Then we WAIT and wait and wait. Wait to get a referral and see her sweet picture, then wait for a court date, and then wait to go get her! Honestly though, I'm ready to wait. I know its not going to be easy...and I will become impatient, but while I am waiting I get to PLAN. Plan for a little girl to come into our home! I am so immersed in paperwork and what needs to happen next, that I haven't had time to really think about getting to plan for a little GIRL!  So, I'm excited about that:)

I am also so excited about getting to draw a name for who gets the "Home for the Holidays" gift basket! We will draw a name on Sunday. We have been completely overwhelmed at the generosity of our friends and family! We are so humbled at how the Lord is using people to bless us! I cannot wait to bless someone with lots of things for the holidays!