Don't get to excited....it isn't the big news, but it is good news.
Our original home study agency was removed from the "blacklist." So what does this mean? Has anything changed? Well, not really, except we do not have to redo our home study. We are still on the wait list for a referral, but the good part is if we get a referral our original home study will be accepted in Russia. In our hearts we are hoping that by our agency's name being removed, it will somehow help us move closer to a referral.
I will say that around Monday I had this gut feeling or intuition, you may call it, that something good was about to happen with our adoption. Hum...maybe this was it...... and......the feeling isn't completely gone. Let's just pray good things keep happening.
Thank you for all your prayers. Prayer is powerful! Please continue to pray for God's will and for our baby's safety.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
4 Months of Waiting
Yesterday marked 4 months of waiting for a referral. I wish we had more to tell.
I will share this one thing with you all. It is amazing the wisdom grandparents have, if you just sit and listen. My Gran, a very special woman in my life, had a way with words yesterday. There are days when she says very little, but yesterday she was full of conversation. She asked how our adoption was going, so I explained we are waiting on a referral and that we have been waiting for 4 months. She then asked how long we will have to wait. So I explained it could take up to a year or more. She sat quietly for a minute and then said, "That may seem like a long time, but I guess it is a good process." "If it were to easy and you could just go pick up a baby any time, imagine how many people may adopt that would not necessarily need or deserve to."
OK, I know that isn't any great revelation, but she may have something. Adoption requires a lot of patience, faith, and commitment. If the process was different, if all you had to do is fill out an application, buy a plane ticket, and go pick up a baby; think of how many babies may go to less that ideal homes. Every child deserves to go home with parents who love them and truly want them.
Another adoptive mom shared with me last week,
"Your little one is not ready for you yet. Though it might not seem like it, God is weaving a perfect story for your family...He really is."
So we continue to wait for God to finish weaving our story.
I will share this one thing with you all. It is amazing the wisdom grandparents have, if you just sit and listen. My Gran, a very special woman in my life, had a way with words yesterday. There are days when she says very little, but yesterday she was full of conversation. She asked how our adoption was going, so I explained we are waiting on a referral and that we have been waiting for 4 months. She then asked how long we will have to wait. So I explained it could take up to a year or more. She sat quietly for a minute and then said, "That may seem like a long time, but I guess it is a good process." "If it were to easy and you could just go pick up a baby any time, imagine how many people may adopt that would not necessarily need or deserve to."
OK, I know that isn't any great revelation, but she may have something. Adoption requires a lot of patience, faith, and commitment. If the process was different, if all you had to do is fill out an application, buy a plane ticket, and go pick up a baby; think of how many babies may go to less that ideal homes. Every child deserves to go home with parents who love them and truly want them.
Another adoptive mom shared with me last week,
"Your little one is not ready for you yet. Though it might not seem like it, God is weaving a perfect story for your family...He really is."
So we continue to wait for God to finish weaving our story.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Adoptive Families need Support
I am not sure how much each of you know about adoption. There are many parts from paperwork, parent education classes to very large payments. Currently there is a federal tax credit that adoptive parents can use once the adoption is final that can really help with the cost.
Today we became aware that this tax credit will expire in December of 2010 unless our congressmen work to keep it available. This is an important piece for adoptive parents. Adoption can cost families anywhere from a few thousand to $50,000. Please help us advocate to keep this tax credit. Children all over the world and here in the US need forever homes and this tax credit helps many families make this possible.
The Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2009, H.R. 213, would keep the adoption tax credit from being repealed, and may make the tax relief measure permanent.
It only takes a few minutes to email or call your senators and congressmen — it’s important for them to hear from families impacted by the tax credit.
Write your U.S. Representative
Write your U.S. Senator
We recently had the opportunity to visit with another couple who too will be adoptive parents. This couple has had the wonderful opportunity to travel to a Russia Orphanage on mission trip. Their stories and pictures spoke a thousand words to explain the need for families to continue to adopt. If only we could all see the faces of those children, they who would give anything to have a mom and dad. Please take a moment to write your congressmen. Let's keep helping families save the orphans of the world.
Today we became aware that this tax credit will expire in December of 2010 unless our congressmen work to keep it available. This is an important piece for adoptive parents. Adoption can cost families anywhere from a few thousand to $50,000. Please help us advocate to keep this tax credit. Children all over the world and here in the US need forever homes and this tax credit helps many families make this possible.
The Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2009, H.R. 213, would keep the adoption tax credit from being repealed, and may make the tax relief measure permanent.
It only takes a few minutes to email or call your senators and congressmen — it’s important for them to hear from families impacted by the tax credit.
Write your U.S. Representative
Write your U.S. Senator
We recently had the opportunity to visit with another couple who too will be adoptive parents. This couple has had the wonderful opportunity to travel to a Russia Orphanage on mission trip. Their stories and pictures spoke a thousand words to explain the need for families to continue to adopt. If only we could all see the faces of those children, they who would give anything to have a mom and dad. Please take a moment to write your congressmen. Let's keep helping families save the orphans of the world.
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