The first application got approved! We are slowly on our way! But we got the second one. It came in a simple envelope. We opened it up, looked through it, and suddenly became VERY overwhelmed. Holy Moly! They want to know things about me that I don't even know! They want to know about places I've lived since I was 18. (I think I have to make a road trip to Stillwater!) Here are a few other things they want to know:
-an emergency/evacuation plan if we have to evacuate the city
-an autobiography of each parent (this includes all kinds of personal questions like your past relationships, your biggest disappointments and accomplishments, how you were raised and what you will do the same or differently than your parents, why you got married, how you feel about your in-laws, a personality sketch of each child...)
-every car we have owned
-5 references of people you know
-certificates of everything
-notarizing lots of stuff
-the many, many workshops we have to go to and books we have to read
-thank goodness we have never been divorced. That is a whole other application by itself.
But I can understand why they need all this. It's just weird having to think about these things that you haven't thought of in forever. We are slowly getting it all done. I try and do a little bit each day. The autobiography is taking me the longest. Once I get to writing, I can ramble on and on. I have to keep cutting myself off. But like I said, it's coming along. I'm hoping within the next of weeks we can get it all done!
I pray everyday for our child. It's weird to think they are alive right now. I pray for their safety. I pray that they have good, loving, caring care takers. I pray that God would give them a hope and a peace. I have to trust that the Lord is watching over them until we get to. I worry about them. I hurt. I love this unknown child so much. It brings tears to my eyes. I feel that our family is incomplete. It's so weird that a year ago adoption wasn't even in my heart or mind and now it's all I think about.
Dear God,
Please be with our precious child. I pray for their safety, their health, and their happiness. I pray right now that you would put loving, kind people in their lives. People who love children and love what they do. I pray that you would give our child a hope and a peace in their hearts. I pray that you would help J and I to be patient. I pray that this journey would be a short one so we can begin to raise our child that you made for us. I pray my heart would be still and know that You are in charge. Thank you for picking our family to go down this road. I am honored to do this. Watch over our sweet child.
In Your Name
Chicago
6 years ago
2 comments:
tears friend, I pray for your child a lot, for the peace of the parents who gave her up, for the patience of the people taking care of her, for her to have only good memories, or no memories before she knew you. I think it's going to be a girl. Can't wait to see you hold her...or him! love you~
This is a long process and it feels incredibly long while you're going through it - you will get through it to this side of things and when you look back you'll be amazed at how "little" work it was to get such an amazing gift.
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