...lots of electronics..." Yesterday we were sitting on the couch answering fifty, yes literally fifty, more questions on why we wanted to adopt and our lifestyle. One question was "In what ways do you feel it is necessary to provide for your child?" L immediately began singing the lullaby, "Hush little baby, don't say a word..." and added his own lingo into the song. If you know L at all, you know he LOVES electronics and gadgets. If you know his father at all, you know where this love stemmed from, so I believed his statement one hundred percent. Boy or girl, infant or toddler, he will be buying Little R all kinds of electronics, I just know it.
It is times like these when I remember how lucky I am to be married to L. By this time, we have completed dozens of pages of paperwork, and it can be overwhelming, but L constantly finds a way to make these situations fun and lighten my serious demeanor - what a blessing!
Our home study visit went very well and now we are waiting on the final home study paperwork from our social worker. We also finished our 10 hours of online education classes this weekend. Next, we will move on to our dossier paperwork. We are hoping to be finished with all of our paperwork and in referral wait mode by September, if that is the Lord's will. This could be longer or shorter, but we know God has the perfect timing figured out.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
They are coming to study our home...
This Monday is our home study. What is a home study you ask? From what I gather, it is something that everyone who is adopting freaks out about. A social worker must come in your home and make sure it is suitable for our child, months before our child enters our home, months before we even know Little R. Our house needs to be clean. Really clean. And a few safety things have to be completed. Last week I went from shopping online for clothes to ordering carbon monoxide detectors and outlet plugs (another step to parenthood)! Then the social worker will sit down with us, together and individually, for THREE hours.
This whole process is full of mixed emotions. It feels as if this home study has come so quickly, maybe because I wondered when we would ever get here. It's as if we can finally lift our head's from the mounds of paperwork and talk to someone, which is refreshing, before we go back to the stack. Our lives are currently so hectic and the to do list is oh so long, but I am thankful God is sovereign - that He knew what our house and heart looked like long before He asked us to adopt our child. That He knows Little R and exactly how long we must wait before meeting him/her at the perfect time.
And in the midst of this ongoing preparation...I sit here and wonder, wonder what Little R is up to today...
This whole process is full of mixed emotions. It feels as if this home study has come so quickly, maybe because I wondered when we would ever get here. It's as if we can finally lift our head's from the mounds of paperwork and talk to someone, which is refreshing, before we go back to the stack. Our lives are currently so hectic and the to do list is oh so long, but I am thankful God is sovereign - that He knew what our house and heart looked like long before He asked us to adopt our child. That He knows Little R and exactly how long we must wait before meeting him/her at the perfect time.
And in the midst of this ongoing preparation...I sit here and wonder, wonder what Little R is up to today...
Friday, June 3, 2011
Do Everything
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
This morning on the way to work I heard Steven Curtis Chapman's new song Do Everything on the radio. It was so inspiring and made me excited for his new album coming out in August. As I listened to the lyrics closely, it spoke volumes to me, here is the chorus:
This morning on the way to work I heard Steven Curtis Chapman's new song Do Everything on the radio. It was so inspiring and made me excited for his new album coming out in August. As I listened to the lyrics closely, it spoke volumes to me, here is the chorus:
Do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you
Cause He made you to do
Every little thing that you do to bring a smile to His face
And tell the story of grace
With every move that you make
And every little thing you do
Cause He made you to do
Every little thing that you do to bring a smile to His face
And tell the story of grace
With every move that you make
And every little thing you do
The song goes on to talk about how in everything we do, not matter if is hanging out with friends, sitting at home, whatever we do should glorify Him. It reminded me that every thought and every action I do should bring a smile to His face as if I could physically see Him with me on earth, because He is here and He does see. I tend to be a rule follower, so my natural response, unfortunately, is obedience out of obligation, however, these lyrics were a solemn reminder that I should do it because that is why I was created, my sole purpose in creation is to glorify Him.
I am not perfect at this, but I do want it to be my daily purpose. I am grateful for His grace when I fail Him and so honored He has chosen and created me for His glory. "For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him." Colossians 1:16
Adoption update: We received a lot of paperwork and education courses, by a lot, I mean A LOT! We are working to get these completed and schedule our in home visit with our social worker. We also found out we are currently looking at being in country eight weeks to complete adoption, rather than the four-six weeks we had originally estimated. God is sovereign.
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