Hello All,
We PROMISE to get better about posting...since it has been a while since we've posted (again).
We were waiting to figure out what doors God was opening before we posted. The Lord decided to shut some doors that were very unexpected (and some of them heartbreaking) but we kept praying for the Lord's will to happen. So, after much, much, MUCH more prayer than I thought it would take, the agency we are going to use is Bethany Christian (www.bethany.org). We did the pre-application last night and tonight we finished (and submitted) the formal application. Once we are accepted from the formal application, our home study process will officially begin and we will also spend a full Saturday in January for training. We are SOOO excited!!
My sister in law is pregnant with their first baby--so it's been hard for me to see her growing belly that has a "time table" on it. Their baby will be here in June 2012. For us, we have no idea when we will have a child in our arms. It could be a day after our home study is approved, it could be 5 years after our home study is approved--it is all dependent on when we are chosen by a birth mother. It's taken us 11 weeks to find the agency that was right for us and the only way I remember that is because my sister in law announced she was pregnant to the family at 4 weeks and is now almost at 15 weeks. I am learning lots of lessons that comparing myself to anyone doesn't get me very far. This has been a conviction that God and I have been working on for many years-it's just interesting how these little things I thought I learned a long time ago still sneak up on me as something that I'm still learning :) But, we are also so excited for another niece or nephew to be added to the family coming June 2012!!!! I cannot wait to love on this new niece or nephew! :)
So there you have it-excitement, heartache and more excitement and the agency we are going with!!
