Fost-adopt Update Q&A

It's been a while since our last update on our road to adoption so I wanted to let you know what's going on. The questions below are some of the most popular we've been getting recently.

Where are you in the process?

This Thursday (7/12/12) is our first face to face meeting with our social worker Rolf! We are so excited to get to know him and learn more about how this process is going to work. Our meeting with Rolf will be an in depth explanation of how everything will work. He has also asked us to come ready with all the questions we can think of to ask. So far Rolf has been a great person of peace through this process as we have spoke on the phone several times. Please pray for us that this meeting will clarify any questions we have and set us at ease.

How are we feeling right now?

I suppose like all soon to be Parents out there we have been experiencing a verity of emotions thinking about our new son or daughter; excitement, joy, nervousness, anticipation... Knowing, however, that our Heavenly Father has his hand over it all has given me a lot of comfort.

What's the time line looking like?

We unfortunately were unable to do the most recent intensive training weekend we will need for certification because we were out of town. We don't expect this to slow us down because we have another chance to do it in the fall. Please pray for no more scheduling problems. After our meeting we will know a little better what the overall time line will be but we were originally told that our goal of a February placement was realistic. We look forward to updating you on what the next few months will look like after Thursday.

Who are you looking at adopting?

As of now we have no update on who the child will be. We listed on our application boy or girl age 0-11. In the interest meeting we went to they said normally older children are not put on the adoption track and babies are hard to get because the demand for them is high. So, with that being said, the likelihood of a baby or an older child is much smaller than a toddler or a young elementary school aged kid. We praise God that he knows who we need and who needs us! Please pray with us for our child's physical safety and spiritual health.

On behalf of Steve and I, thank you for praying for our family as we continue through this wonderful crazy journey! I will try to update you all after our meeting Thursday so check back soon for more details!