PAPERWORK

Today was our second MAPPS Class (one more to go) and we left with a thick packet of paperwork. As you probably can imagine, or if you know anyone who has ever adopted a child, the paperwork is massive!!! Question, after question, after question.We will get through it all, and it all really has brought some healing and understanding of the process. The joy will come when ALL pages have been submitted. Jason and I are learning a great deal about adoption and fostering, but also a great deal about each other as well. This has been an exciting experience that has made us aware of our daily blessings, and amazed us at how well our parents raised us. We have shed some tears, and know that many more will be shed along the way, but the thought of completing our family is making everyday and every piece of paper WORTH IT. Our parents have done a fabulous job in raising us, and even when we were difficult they loved us just the same. We both have realized how blessed we are and how easily our lives could have gone in a different direction like the children who are waiting to be adopted today.We could have easily been one the ones of these children who have been in foster care bouncing from one house to another. God knew the plans he had for us, and knows that our child is out there waiting for us! We plan to continue to uplift and glorify God every step of the way, even in the hardest of times. Thank you to our friends as well, who have been soooooooo supportive of this journey, and for being HAPPY, ACCEPTING, and PRAYERFUL about our decision. We love you all!!!