Just Checking In

Hello Everyone!  Just checking in to say thanks to everyone who is praying for us on our adoption journey.  God's hand has been evident every step of the way, and we appreciate everyone who intercedes on our behalf.  Please pray that we will not get impatient as we wait for responses on paperwork submissions from various entities.  This is the time where we need to just send documents off with a prayer and leave the rest in God's hands as it is out of our control.  But we need to get everything done really by the end of the year, so we are a bit nervous about the timing.  I know God can handle anything, but moving that notion from my head to my heart can sometimes be a difficult thing.

While we are waiting on paperwork, we are also doing various things preparing for when our little girl is home, such as:
1. I need to take a CPR class - infant and child.
2. We get to read different books about adoption.
3. We study the culture and customs of the country.
4. We do things that any other parent would do, like try to decide where our girl will go to school.  That has been the hardest one so far, because my gut instinct is that no school could be good enough for her!  Funny because never having had to think about this before, it was an unexpected emotion I felt.
5. Etc., etc., etc.

So busy!  And during the holiday season.  Yes, we do very much appreciate your prayers and encouragement, thanks!