How Much Longer???

Mark and I have been busy updating all our documents for our home study. Everything has to be updated to send off to the government for our new USCIS appointment. I am so ready for this to be over with.

How much longer???? That is the question of the hour. I wish I knew the answer. I would love to say here is a picture of our little boy whom we are adopting from Ethiopia when people ask. I think it would be a little easier for me to know that we have a referral. We would know his name, age, medical history, and would see his precious face. I would love to know these things. It would make the waiting so much easier. See I have the personality that needs to know when things happen, and I like to be in control over most situations. When it comes to adoptions you can not be in control over anything except getting your paperwork done. I did all that in one week!! So then I have to wait on my social worker to get the home study done. Now we have our Dossier over in Ethiopia waiting for them to match us to a child that is in the orphanage. Still no control!!! Drives me crazy!!!! Mark and I have some money saved for travel, the room done, clothes in his closet and dresser, and some toys. We can not do anything else until we know his age. What else is there to do??? Been reading tons of books. I am SO ready for a picture of our little boy who is already part of our lives!!!

I am hoping and praying that we will have a referral soon!! I have to trust in God with this one and let Him lead us to our little boy. He knows who are son will be. He knows when it will be the right time for him to join our family. He knows when we will be truly ready. God is preparing us while He is preparing Connor. I just have to trust in Him and keep doing what He wants us to do- that is to NOT give up!!!!!!

I have many people in our lives that support us adopting from Ethiopia. Almost everyone that we work with at UPS is supportive. However, I have one person who does not agree with this adoption and that is my dad. The one person that you would want to back you up is family. Well, he has made it clear that he is against it and that will not change. Mark and I have decided that whoever talks negatively about our adoption then they will not be welcomed around our family. I am not going to put up with it when it deals with my kids. Connor is not here yet, but he is part of our family. We all talk about him ( what he might be like, look like, age) We pray for him everyday and for his birth family too. So Connor is part of our family and has a huge place in our hearts!!!!

Tomorrow is Father's Day.. I am so blessed to have the most amazing husband. He is such a great dad to Summer and will be also to Connor!!! I thank God everyday that I married him and for putting him in my life. I am so thankful that he wants to adopt Connor as much as I do!! He can not wait to have a little boy running around the house.

I already have my Princess now just waiting on my little Prince!!


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The Updating Starts....

Mark and I are having to start updating all of our documents for our home study. So we need to get the home study updated, medical exams for all of us, police clearances, evidence of our assets and mortgage. should be FUN!!! This will the third time to do all of this. So I am getting pretty good at it. The first time was for our Dossier to go to Taiwan. The second time us to change countries. Then to send our Dossier to Ethiopia. Now, this time is because our USCIS is going to expire in August. Man, I can not believe it is already that time to ask for an extension. Maybe this will be the last time for us to update things.

Today I took Summer to her physician to get her medical exam done for this home study. she was NOT a happy camper!! She was so scared that she was going to get some shots. She did not get any shots, but they did prick her finger to do a blood test. Not good at all. The nurse gave her sucker while she was about to do it and Summer freaked out!!! Then she let the nurse have her finger all is history. She looks at the nurse while still crying says that is It????? Crazy girl!!!! Here is a pic of her right after the finger prick indecent. Still a little mad at me!! Oh well, she had to get it done..





So one down two more to go. Mark and I have ours Tuesday at 8:30. Then we are going to do the police clearances. Then we should be done until our social worker comes out to the house to do a home study update. I will be so glad once we get a referral!!!! I hope it will not be too much longer... Sigh....

I am doing many things to keep me busy while waiting. The waiting to me is the HARDEST part!!! The not knowing?? When will we be matched to a child?? Where are we at in the orphanage??? How much longer?? I am the type of person that I like to know what is going on. I will do things myself to make sure they get done. While going through an adoption you have to rely on your agency and social worker and even more lean on God. I have done all that I can on my end. I have to leave it up to them and that is so hard to do!!!! So I am staying busy with Summer swimming a lot, working in the yard, and working some more on Connor's room. I am also reading some good books. One book that I am reading is called Forgotten God by Francis Chan. It is talking about how people today forget about the Holy Spirit. Should be a good read....

Summer starts VBS at Hope next week. She is so excited about going this year. I really hope she learns a lot and enjoys herself at the same time. It will help her to not think about the adoption stuff while we are updating things. Sometimes she says are we
STILL getting Connor?? I guess because we have been on this journey for almost two years and still no little brother. It will happen!! I hope soon so we can be a family of FOUR!!!!

Please if you are the praying type put us in your prayers that we will get a referral soon. Please pray for Connor and for his birth family. Please pray that this adoption will motivate others to adopt and that this adoption will be all for God's Glory!!!

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