Moving Forward

I apologize for the long delay without an update.  I have to admit, it's taken me a bit of time to feel excited about writing again.  At times, it's been hard to keep a good attitude about the decision we made.  I have to continue to tell myself daily that there is a reason we couldn't go down the path of special needs adoption and that God still has a plan for the little guy we loved so much.

So, all we can do now is move on from here.  We still feel that God is leading us to adopt 2 children, most likely from Haiti.  So here's what's next in making that happen:

We are now at the point of having a Home Study done.  This involves interviews with Robert and I, interviews with each of the children living in the home at this time, police checks, physicals, bios written, checking our living conditions, looking into our finances, etc.   Normally this is done over a 3-4 month period of time.  Because we have to have an American social worker fly here from our adoption agency in Colorado, ours will be done in an intense 4 day period.  At this time, we are negotiating dates with our adoption agency.  Once the dates are confirmed, we will post them here so that we can ask you to pray for us.

Thank-you for walking along with us thru this process and your interest in how it's going.  Many of you have been a great encouragement in the last few months.  What a blessing it's been knowing we have friends and family that support us and are praying for us.

Please check out a very special website that advocates for Down Syndrome and Special Needs children.  These are the special ones that are so difficult to find a family for.  Share this website with everyone you know, especially those considering adoption.  These kids deserve a loving family and the sooner they find their home, the better chance at a good quality of life they can enjoy.  
www.reecesrainbow.org