Last night Robert and I finished Phase 1 of the adoption process through DFCS. We had our last Impact class and turned in the last bit of paperwork. So, now on to Phase 2, the homestudy. We have been busy getting ready for this step: baby proofing, cleaning out, setting up the nursery... We are grateful to friends who have donated gently used toys, baby bed, etc.
We are very excited and ready to move on to the next steps. On other family news, yesterday, Nicholas turned 15, hard to believe. He is in Driver's Ed at school, which is a very scary thought! Well, not much else to say at the moment.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Thursday, November 5, 2009
One Small Step
Well, we have moved one small step closer to the ultimate goal. This week we received a phone call from our local DFCS agency and they have accepted out initial application. We will start training with them next Tuesday night and will continue for the next 7 or 8 weeks. Once we finish training, we can go through our final approval. After that it is possible for us to adopt or foster-to-adopt children through DFCS. We can still go through an agency if we decide to at that point. We are both excited and anxious about the process.
Early in this process, God showed me a verse that I now hold to, knowing that He has a child or children already chosen for us and that in His timing He will give them to us. The verse is "We prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted what we asked of Him." 1 Samuel 1:27. I have made that verse my "theme verse" for this adoption process. I know that He is in control over this whole process and He will maintain control even when I am discouraged and want to try and take over.
I think about close friends who have gone through this process. I was recently reminded of how God knows exactly what He is doing and how He has these children handpicked for their families. My friends, who waited so long for sweet little Hannah. They just celebrated one year with her. She fits in so well with that family that it is hard to think of her coming from anyone else. She has a vibrant, leader of the pack personality just like one of her big brothers. I look at families in my practice who have adopted and it is obvious that they were knit together by God. So, I hold on knowing that in His timing He will bring the child or children into our family that He has picked out for us.
Early in this process, God showed me a verse that I now hold to, knowing that He has a child or children already chosen for us and that in His timing He will give them to us. The verse is "We prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted what we asked of Him." 1 Samuel 1:27. I have made that verse my "theme verse" for this adoption process. I know that He is in control over this whole process and He will maintain control even when I am discouraged and want to try and take over.
I think about close friends who have gone through this process. I was recently reminded of how God knows exactly what He is doing and how He has these children handpicked for their families. My friends, who waited so long for sweet little Hannah. They just celebrated one year with her. She fits in so well with that family that it is hard to think of her coming from anyone else. She has a vibrant, leader of the pack personality just like one of her big brothers. I look at families in my practice who have adopted and it is obvious that they were knit together by God. So, I hold on knowing that in His timing He will bring the child or children into our family that He has picked out for us.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Ups and Downs
Sorry that it has been awhile since the last posting. We have been so busy with stuff. Well, we have very quickly learned the ups and downs of the adoption process, almost coming right out of the gates. We have had two possibilities that have come up and then taken away since my last post. I still wonder sometimes why God brings these up only to take them away, but I am learning to accept them as part of the process and trusting that He has a child (or children) out there for us.
One thing that has come from all of this is that we did go to our local Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) and talked to them. We have since gone to orientation and will begin training for the possibilty of adoption or foster-to-adopt through them. We can have our training and home study through them and if we then decide to go through and agency we can and will will have all of our stuff ready.
So, we continue to ask for your prayers as we go through this. Pray that we will be trusting in what God is doing, even in the down times and that we will always seek His guidance. Also, pray for that little one that will someday be ours!
One thing that has come from all of this is that we did go to our local Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) and talked to them. We have since gone to orientation and will begin training for the possibilty of adoption or foster-to-adopt through them. We can have our training and home study through them and if we then decide to go through and agency we can and will will have all of our stuff ready.
So, we continue to ask for your prayers as we go through this. Pray that we will be trusting in what God is doing, even in the down times and that we will always seek His guidance. Also, pray for that little one that will someday be ours!
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