Meeting Canceled

Stephanie, our social worker, canceled our meeting. She sent me an e-mail today and wants to schedule our meeting for next week. This is not a big deal since our study will not be done until we complete our CPR class on November 10th. You are loved baby Foster.

1st Entry From Poppa Smurf

This process has been very smooth and easy so far. I know there could be still months or a even a year away. We just do not know.  But what I do know is God is in control. I have no fears, or worries because I KNOW its not in our control not matter how much we want it or think we want to do this. GOD has our best interest. He knows our desires. He knows our prayers and most of all GOD knows what is best for me and Jessica. So as we pray Gods will  for our lives and the baby to come. We will wait patiently for him to choose this baby girl or boy that will be perfect for us and our extended families. We pray now in advance and we thank God that this child will grow up to love the LORD, and serve the Lord. And that this baby will embrace JESUS as his/her Lord and savior. And we will all truly be an Eternal family in the life to come.. This is my first blog and prayer for the baby and the family to come......GOD YOU ARE IN CONTROL.
Mark

Prayer from a stranger

Mark submitted a prayer request at church a few weeks ago and we received a card in the mail from a member of our church that read "We are praying for you in regards to your adoption process and preparation for the child and parenthood. Psalm 46:1 tells us, "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble." As you go through this time, we want to remind you God is sovereign and always there. You are being prayed for and You are Loved."

That is a great note of encouragement and a perfect example of God's love. We are praying for you Baby Foster. You are loved!

Joann's dream

Our dear friend Joann sent us this e-mail today about her dream - "Oh, and I forgot to tell you that I had a dream last week that you got a baby girl !  She was all in pink and her room was that one you had shown me with the tree on the wall and the pink and gray accents -- it was all very sweet in my dream !  Except she didn't have a name - darn it !"

Our Story

We have always dreamed of having children and we are currently in the adoption process. We are currently singed up with Angel Adoption in Cary IL on September 13th 2010. We chose to adopt a new born baby within the United States.

Home Study
We have started our home study- this is process that is required by law to complete before adopting a child. The Social Worker that is assigned to you interviews you 4 times and tours your home. So far we have completed 3 of the interviews and the 4th one is scheduled for this Tuesday.
We are also required to attend 10 hours of training- we have completed 8 hours and we have our last 2 hours scheduled this Thursday. The training sessions are wonderful we sit with other adoptive parents and each week they have different people on the panel. The first week they had adults and children that have been adopted and they shared their stories with us. The 2nd week we had a panel of birth mother's that gave their children up for adoption and this week we will have parents that have adopted. I love to hear this process from every perspective.
We also had to have our finger prints taken and a background check done. We both had to go to the Doctor to have all our our medical history released.
The last thing on our list to complete for the home study is the CPR certification that is scheduled for November 11th 2010.