Today, Abbie and I made a quick trip down to Helena and back in order to meet that additional requirement of face-to-face visits with our social worker. We again are so thankful for her and her willingness to prioritize our homestudy. It's a little strange unpacking your life with a complete stranger; however we were both reminded just how blessed we are each to have been raised in godly homes by loving parents who provided a safe and healthy (physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually) environment for us to grow up in. It truly has shaped who we are today. We certainly do not take for granted the privilege we have been afforded in that way, that many people do not get to say is true of their upbringing. Thanks Steve, Janice, Dave, & Judy!!!
Please pray with us that this week Twila is able to keep her schedule open on Friday to complete the first draft of our homestudy for us to review. We can then hopefully send the report off to our adoption agency sometime next week for final approval. At that point they will be able to begin the process of legalization, translation, and finalization of our dossier so it can be sent to Haiti.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
A Big Day!
We all know that every day is precious, filled with God's plans and purposes for that day; but some days just seem like bigger days that others. Today was a Big Day! We finally were able to have Twila in our home this afternoon for our homestudy home visit.
This felt like a big hurdle we were finally able to get over and really the thing we were waiting for to set the adoption process in motion in a far greater way. Up until now it has basically been collecting documents, notarizing documents, certifying documents, paying fees, and doing some learning through reading and online parent training classes. Now certainly all those things are important and a big part of the process, but the home study is like the official now you are "approved" to adopt and get your information over to Haiti.
We were both nervous and excited leading up to today's home visit, and are so thankful for the social worker that has been assigned to us (Twila). She has a wealth of experience, fits well with our personalities, understands our faith and values, and is going to work hard for us to help do what she can in her part of the adoption journey we are on!
The next step is that over the course of the next week or so she will be taking all of the written information we provided for her as well as the insights she gleaned from her time in our home with us today and put together the home study report that will accompany our dossier to Haiti. We will also head down to Helena on Wednesday next week for follow up individual meetings with her. As soon as the home study report is done, CCAI (our adoption agency) will review everything for correctness and to make sure it we are not missing anything. Then they will legalize everything with the US and translate everything in to French and get it sent off to Haiti.
This felt like a big hurdle we were finally able to get over and really the thing we were waiting for to set the adoption process in motion in a far greater way. Up until now it has basically been collecting documents, notarizing documents, certifying documents, paying fees, and doing some learning through reading and online parent training classes. Now certainly all those things are important and a big part of the process, but the home study is like the official now you are "approved" to adopt and get your information over to Haiti.
We were both nervous and excited leading up to today's home visit, and are so thankful for the social worker that has been assigned to us (Twila). She has a wealth of experience, fits well with our personalities, understands our faith and values, and is going to work hard for us to help do what she can in her part of the adoption journey we are on!
The next step is that over the course of the next week or so she will be taking all of the written information we provided for her as well as the insights she gleaned from her time in our home with us today and put together the home study report that will accompany our dossier to Haiti. We will also head down to Helena on Wednesday next week for follow up individual meetings with her. As soon as the home study report is done, CCAI (our adoption agency) will review everything for correctness and to make sure it we are not missing anything. Then they will legalize everything with the US and translate everything in to French and get it sent off to Haiti.
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