Thursday, March 14, 2013

You might be adopting if...

Just for Fun:
  • The notary ladies at the bank run when they see you coming with your stack of papers
  •  The Fed Ex workers know you by name
  • You hear a song on the radio and think, "This would be a great song to set our gotcha video to one day."
  • You pass by a pretty park or building and think, "That would be a great spot for an adoption photo shoot once we bring him or her home."
  • You literally watch for the mailman everyday hoping for your criminal background reports (or insert other official document here) to show up.
  • When you pray over your meal, you automatically wonder what your child is having for dinner that night, and you find yourself praying over that meal as well.
  • Also when having your meal, you can't help but imagine one more filled chair pulled up to the table.
  • You get excited about coffee dates with your social worker!
  • At-home date night = online adoption education modules!
  • Literally every craft you see becomes something you think you could make and sell to raise money for the adoption.
  • Donations of anything --money, time, fundraising help, auction items, whatever!-- are like soothing balm to your soul.
  • You never knew what apostilles were, but now you're willing to drive 2.5 hours away to the state capitol to get them.
  • You take photos of your spouse being fingerprinted at the police department. (and, no, he's not being arrested)
  • Instead of singing along to pop and country music in your car, you listen to your foreign language CD reciting common phrases for kids. 
  • Encouraging blog comments make you smile because you know you're not in this alone.
  • You see an obvious adoptive family out in public and you have to resist the urge to grab them so you can have an adoption chat.
  • You're saving your vacation days this year just in case you get travel dates.
  • You're taking Bulgarian dishes to your family Easter gatherings this year.


Rila National Forest, Bulgaria

 Spring is just around the corner.  I have read the Bulgarian springs are beautiful!  Wish I was going there myself this spring.  Here's a little update on us:

  1. We are wrapping up our home study.  Only one more meeting next week, and we're still waiting on those darn criminal background reports to come in.
  2. We have a BIG fundraiser planned for mid-April at our church.  Excited, but fundraisers are a lot of work and can be stressful as well.
  3. Dossier paperwork is the next big step.  We have quite a bit of paperwork to prepare and whole lotta money to come up with by the end of April.
Prayer Needs:
  • Will you pray that our background reports come soon?
  • Will you pray for an auctioneer and some folks to share testimonies at our upcoming fundraiser? 
  • Will you pray for time and God's speed in getting our Dossier documents prepared?
  • Will you lift up our next financial goal of $5,700? I know God can move this mountain.
  • Also, will you pray for one little unspoken prayer that maybe we can share more about later?
Thanks for reading and praying,
~ Shelly

4 comments:

  1. Praying for you guys and asking God how I can help you! You AREN'T in this alone :) Can't wait to meet the child God has perfectly picked out for your family!!

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    1. Aww, thanks Elizabeth! Can't wait to see you and meet your little ones soon!

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  2. Loved this blog post! Made me smile! Totally know about most of these! Why do finger prints have to take so long!

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  3. So true. I've been stalking the mailman every day this week waiting for our I800a approval. :)

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