We are waiting for a final signature from the home office reviewing our home study. This is a very exciting step. I did confirm that once the signature is in all of our paper work will be sent to Hong Kong. This is our Hong Kong application. They will then review everything and get back to the agency. At this same time our home study will be sent to immigration. If they approve us we will receive dates to be finger printed, AGAIN, for their clearances. The really exciting news is that we may not have to wait to hear back from immigration(this takes approx.30 days) before we get matched with a child. The agency said they will see what children are available that fit our criteria(have Down syndrome) and call us for a viewing of the file.
I am ready to see our son!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
New Design
I decided to change a few features about the blog today. I'm sure you noticed. Although I really liked the design with the black and white I felt that it wasn't real happy. I want to come to this blog page and see something that makes me feel cheery. I plan on making a few more changes once I figure out how to make it happen. Until then I hope you enjoy the brightness of this color as much as I do.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Here's The Latest
I received the following e-mail from our social worker last week........
Hi Jamie,
Thank You.
Hi Jamie,
I wanted you and Josh to know that your homestudy is moving along nicely through the review process. We are hopeful that all of the reviews will be completed by 7/11. I will keep you posted! Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
Thank You.
Friday, July 1, 2011
End of Week Two
It has been two weeks since our homestudy was sent to Modesto for review. If things are on track this means we should be hearing from the agency sometime next week. I will keep you posted.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Review Time
Our homestudy is already being reviewed by the home office in Modesto. Our social worker sent an
e-mail with this news. She is also going to find out what the next steps will be in our process.
I am starting to think more about the matching process again and honestly it makes me very uncomfortable. My thoughts go something like this...... How will we know that this is our son?, What if we say yes to the first match and God has another child for us?, Will it be as obvious as me looking at my daughters for the first time?, Will I have that instant connection when I look at him?. Josh keeps telling me will know when we see him. I still hope that the first match is our son. I refuse to be the parent that tries to pick out their child! I want God to have done that already, just as he did with the girls.
I also know that no matter what this in between process feels like we will love our son no less than we love our girls. He will be our son from the instant we are matched and I will long for him like I longed to meet each one of the girls. He will be our fourth precious child.
Looking forward to all that's coming!!!
e-mail with this news. She is also going to find out what the next steps will be in our process.
I am starting to think more about the matching process again and honestly it makes me very uncomfortable. My thoughts go something like this...... How will we know that this is our son?, What if we say yes to the first match and God has another child for us?, Will it be as obvious as me looking at my daughters for the first time?, Will I have that instant connection when I look at him?. Josh keeps telling me will know when we see him. I still hope that the first match is our son. I refuse to be the parent that tries to pick out their child! I want God to have done that already, just as he did with the girls.
I also know that no matter what this in between process feels like we will love our son no less than we love our girls. He will be our son from the instant we are matched and I will long for him like I longed to meet each one of the girls. He will be our fourth precious child.
Looking forward to all that's coming!!!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Homestudy Complete!
I received a phone call from our social worker, Leeann, yesterday. She asked me a few questions and told me she was finishing our homestudy and would be sending it off to the home office in Modesto that night. This is a huge step in the process. Lee Ann told me that it will take about 3 weeks for me to receive a copy of our homestudy but that we would probably hear from the home office sooner.
I have, and will remain, content in waiting knowing that sometimes things take longer than expected. All the while trusting God as the directer of this journey and knowing that when He is ready for us to take the next step He will make His plans clear to us.
Praising God for all He is!
I have, and will remain, content in waiting knowing that sometimes things take longer than expected. All the while trusting God as the directer of this journey and knowing that when He is ready for us to take the next step He will make His plans clear to us.
Praising God for all He is!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Hello Again
Hello again. I received an e-mail from our social worker stating that she has made good progress on our homestudy. This is good news, I hope. I hope to be blogging more in the next few weeks with more information.
I have another song I want to share with you. This song speaks so much to my heart and my desire to do my part in God's plan. Although I think prayer is the most powerful thing we can do, God calls us to action as well and it's important that we obey when that call comes!
I have another song I want to share with you. This song speaks so much to my heart and my desire to do my part in God's plan. Although I think prayer is the most powerful thing we can do, God calls us to action as well and it's important that we obey when that call comes!
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