Thank you and an update

We'd like to take a moment to thank everyone for your love & prayers regarding our decision to adopt. We would also like to thank those of you who have donated financially to our adoption fund. Every little bit helps and we're so thankful that God laid it on your heart to help!

 

We've got a big year ahead of us! Many wonderful changes and blessings are in store for our family and we're so excited to see what the Lord will be doing in our lives this year! The first thing on our agenda is our home study! It will be taking place next week, finally! We're so excited about this because after it is completed we can get our "profiles" out to more places and also apply for grants. Please pray for us during the next week so that we're prepared for this home study and that we're calm and peaceful with our visit with the social worker. One thing I know for sure...God is in control and He has the perfect plan for our lives!

 

We hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas celebrating the birth of our Savior and spending time with family & friends. May the Lord bless you and your family during the upcoming New Year!

 

Love,

Chris & Helen

A time to wait

As of today, we're kind of in a waiting mode. We've secured the lawyer we want to work with and next is the home study, which is in a pre-scheduled status. We're on the list of a really great guy, but there are a couple people in front of us, so we're hoping that we can have the home study completed by the end of February. If a baby becomes available to us between now and then, though, we'll have the opportunity to get moved to the top of his list. Which is all good by me, because our landlord is installing new carpet in our house sometime this month! Woo Hoo! So excited about this!

 

Please continue to pray for our journey, especially for patience and allowing God to work through us daily as we do all the little things required to bring a new little on into our lives through adoption. Also, if you know of anyone who is wishing to find a great home for their baby through adoption, please give them our lawyers or our information (see "Birth Mother" tab at the top of the blog). As I've said before, any lead is a good lead, whether it results in us having our dream come true or if it results in God working through us to help someone else. It's all for His glory and all in His timing.

 

Have a blessed day!

~Chris & Helen