Adoption: Homestudy Part Deux

Tweet Our wonderful social worker came by today and did the actual work of looking over our house. He went through the whole house and made sure our home is suitable for our sweet Sissy to live here. We got the thumbs up!

Now, he will compose a document for our adoption agency, CWA. Hubs and I are now in the process of finishing up the paperwork for our adoption agency that will accompany the homestudy paperwork. Next we move on to filling out another round of paperwork that will be submitted to the Ethiopian government. Then we get on a waiting list!

Can I get a woot, woot? It's starting to feel so real. I have been having dreams about holding my daughter in my arms. I remember this same kind of feeling when I was pregnant with Little Bit. All I wanted to do was hold him. The waiting for him to come was driving me crazy and that was only nine months, le sigh.

As you can imagine there has been lots of frantic cleaning going on around here. My house looks great! If you want to drop in for a visit now is the time ;D

Adoption Paperwork, Decisions, and Frustrations

Tweet If you have been reading Social Studies Momma for a bit you will know that Hubs and I are in the process of adopting a baby from Ethiopia.We started this process back in September.

At first we were on fire. We chewed through paperwork. We ran here and there gathering information. We went at a break neck pace for several months. I started to feel overwhelmed. Like I had to go at this pace. Like I had to do it all as soon as possible.

The holidays came and we stopped. Stopped filling out paperwork and put off a very big decision. The decision was, who would raise our precious children if we were to die? Oh the heartache in such a decision.

I am happy to say that we are finally back on the paperwork train. The important decision was made and the people we chose happily accepted our request to raise our children if we should go home to heaven before our babies.

I am also resting in the Lords timing. Within the last few weeks God has provided us with enough money to cover the first round of big fees. I take that as a sign to get my behind in gear. I hear you God, thanks for the message!

Wordless Wednesday - Waiting For You

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We are adopting from Ethiopia and this is our family photo for our dossier.

Linking up at: By Word Of Mouth, Mommy Moment, Naptime Momtog, Wordless Wednesday, Mom Vantage, Green Momma, A Mother's Ramblings, Tina's Pic Story, Babas Farm Life, Laugh Quotes, Marvelous Mommy, and Cookin' For My Captain.

God's Timing And Going To One Car

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God's timing is something that I have always struggled with. I am a jump in with both feet sort of gal. This process of adopting our Little Bitty Bit is certainly a lesson in being mindful of God's timing.

Hubs job has been in a bit of limbo over the last few months. The government agency he contracts for is moving to a whole different part of the state. We were not moving. By God's grace at literally the last hour his contract was signed and he will now be teleworking full time.

Teleworking means many things. It means a more happy and rested Hubs which I am very thankful for. It also means freeing up a whole lot of income. We are now in a position to sell one of our cars. If we are both at home there is no need to have two vehicles. Selling the car will free us of a car payment, added insurance money, extra taxes, maintenance on the second vehicle, and extra gas money. Tons of cash.

Earlier this week we paid the application fee for the adoption which was $350. Now we are filling out another set of paperwork. We have to submit $2500 with this set of paperwork. Today we filled out lots of papers and listed our car for sale on Facebook, Craigslist, and a local paper.

By the grace of God we have this asset available to liquidate so that we can bring home Little Bitty Bit. I am in awe of how all of these things so beautifully align. Fall perfectly into place and all by the design of my maker. I am so richly blessed.