Possibilities are endless

Well, once again it has been a few weeks since I sat down to write. Not really tons to tell. We are almost into June, which means we are almost in the month of July. July will be one year since we started this process. I remember that because we took a huge stack of paperwork with us on our family beach vacation last year. It was on that vacation that we told Amber, and then Jeff's parents that we were going to adopt! That was a fun time! We have come a long way since then. Here we sit, all paperwork, home visits, fingerprints, biographies, etc are complete, and we are just waiting. I think this period of waiting is much harder than the previous months, simply because there is nothing for me to do. Those that know me, know that I love a checklist, well, maybe several checklists. I like to add completed items to the checklist just so I have the satisfaction of crossing them off! Yeah, I know that sounds crazy. But I also know there are those of you out there that do the SAME thing! ha ha

In our binder of all things adoption, I have several lists.

People to call when we get the first call
People to call when we get the call that it is time to fly out
People to call to have them help call (think phone tree)
Packing list
List of things to be included in carry-on for plane
List of things that can be in suitcase to be checked

This has been a particularly hard week. Started out pretty exciting but has ended somewhat anticlimactic so far....I guess the week is not technically over yet. (I remain hopefully optimistic)

We usually would not be told when our profile will be shared with birthmoms, but Monday and Tuesday we received emails asking if we would consider having our profiles shown to 2 cases with special circumstances.  One is a baby girl, the other a boy. Both due within 5 days of each other. In 9 weeks. After much thought, prayer, and some research, we said yes to to showing our profiles, knowing that we would receive additional information as it became available. Last word was on Tuesday, that our profile (as well as any of the other 11 waiting families) would probably be shown by the end of the week. We have not heard anything else.

I will say, that we realize why we have been waiting. If we had received a call last year, right after we started this process, we would have said NO to both of these cases. No, that does not make us eager or mean that we are settling, it means that we have opened our eyes to the fact that not all babies are born into perfect circumstances! Not all babies have a smooth start. Sometimes there is risky behavior, sometimes proper pre-natal care is out of reach for these woman. Sometimes, it takes a family to be willing to say YES to change a life. To give a chance. To make a difference. If neither of these families choose us, hopefully they will choose another of the waiting families with our agency. That means 2 more waiting families off the list, but more importantly 2 babies will have their forever homes.

Now, more than ever we know that God is hard at work. Preparing our hearts to be ready when our baby is ready. Please continue to pray for our process, the birth moms, the agency, and us.

Thanks for reading!