This past weekend, I met a fellow adoptive mom. Her little one is in Haiti and she is in Colorado. As we were introducing ourselves, I said 'adoption is such a journey'. And, we both smiled and understood each other in a way only those who have been there done that can understand.
In everyday life, oftentimes I hear myself saying that getting the car packed is half the battle in getting where you need to be. You make the list, run around finding everything and then cram it all in. And, then there is inevitably that moment where you stand by the car and say "so, where's ........" (filling in the blank with the name of the habitual last person ready in your family).
That is what our adoption journey feel like right now. We started this process back in April. We made our list of things we needed, gathered up all our stuff, crammed it into a folder and got ready for the journey. But, right now we're just standing here saying "so, where's the home study". It's done. It's written. But, it is waiting for the last hoop-jumping approval steps. And, like most people waiting in the car for the ever tardy family member... you just want to honk the horn and eventually yell through the back door "Let's GO!".
However, that tempting response typically ends up with everything a little grumpy and less than enthusiastic to be spending something like the next three years of your life together. So- we're asking you to join us in a better response. Please pray that our home study gets its final approval soon. Like this week would be great. This afternoon of course would be even better but, we'll take as soon as possible. Pray for our home study to be ready as soon as possible. Thanks so much!!
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