Today was an exciting day for us. We officially began what I think of as "Step 1b" in the process of adoption. (Step 1a was selecting an agency: Commonwealth Catholic Charities of Virginia)
We, of course, meant to mail in the app all week but by the time we filled out the paperwork, found stamps, made sure we had money in the bank so the application fee ($200) would clear--it was Saturday.
To make sure it went out fastest we drove to the neighboring town to their post office. Course we took pics of us mailing the paperwork with goofy grins on our faces. :) But it is now mailed! Step 1 is all complete, now we will wait to see if they get it.
Filling out even the application paperwork makes you think. Questions like: what race, what gender, would you take a child with a handicap, would you take a child with a correctable handicap, would you accept a special needs child...How do you truly answer these questions? Especially when there are so many children who need love. On many of the "option" questions it was yes or no so we put a maybe line and checked that one. (Ha, Ha aren't we cleaver). We are aiming for a newborn adoption but said we take up to 3 years old and siblings.
But the big bonus question that really had to be wordsmithed: Why do you want to adopt?
We didn't have to think that much, and wrote something like this
"We've always dreamed about having a family and at this point naturally it is not possible sand we believe adoption is good and desireable option for us. We love children and hope to provide a loving home for a child in need." Course it seems as soon as it is written on paper it looks extra cheesy. My hope is that the person reading it won't think it is cheesy but sincere.
Today our prayer is that God will guide this process on to the next step.
What an exciting day! Now we need to get to work on our photobook as we wait to be "accepted"
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