Well September has been an extremely busy month for us. It seems with Dan's dad's passing we have had far less time than we had origially planned to work on our homestudy paperwork. But. . .we are almost done!!! Dan and I just have to finish our 54 essay questions each, get our very busy bosses to fill out our employment verification paperwork, and pay the rest of our homestudy fee. We also have a few little things to do for the NEDC (digital copies of three photos and our dear donor letter). We are so excited for the next steps and can't wait to officially be out of the paper chase phase of our adoption. Those next steps will be to do our homestudy interviews and house visit with Bethany and then wait to hear from the NEDC to schedule our initial visit to Knoxville, TN to meet our doctor. I have heard from others who are completing their transfer with the NEDC that the wait is a bit longer than we anticipated. I am trying not to be discouraged but just take everything one step at a time. We have waited this long a few more months won't matter that much in the long run.
In the meantime I have begun to read a GREAT book called Adopted for Life by Russell Moore. In this book Moore asserts that, "The gospel of Jesus Christ—the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God’s family—means that Christians ought to be at the forefront of the adoption of orphans in North America and around the world." Moore writes from his own experience of adopting his two boys from Russia. I have only just begun reading this text but I have found it an excellent mix of adoption philosophy/theology and personal anecdote. (Thanks for the recommendation Betsy!)
Lastly, in anticipation of our future embryo transfer I have been working hard to improve my health and I am excited to report that I have lost 40 pounds since June! Thanks to all my motivators out there who help me stay focused. I have many more pounds to go!
Well that is all for now! Hopefully my next entry in our blog will be to tell you all that we have completed all of our adoption homestudy paperwork!
God is good all the time. . .
3 comments:
Yea...you are doing great and I'm glad you are able to get back to your questions. We are praying and excited. Love you two!
I hope that you're able to complete you paperwork soon! How long of a wait have you heard it is after the completed home study before the actual transfer at the NEDC? I thought it was just 2-3 months wait...?
"Adopted for Life" is such a WONDERFUL book - I'm so glad that you're enjoying it too! :)
You looked great at church. I could tell you lost a bunch. Excited that you finished your paperwork. - Ben
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