Home Study Complete
As of July 5, 2017, our Home Study is complete!!! Signed, sealed and delivered, we are now an official waiting family.
So what next? Now, we wait, continue praying and start applying for grants. We are so grateful for all the funds we have been given and raised through fundraising. There's simply no way we would be where we are without your generosity and support. We also know it's time to look at other ways of financing our adoption so we don't burn ourselves or our friends and family out. 99% of grants require a completed home study to apply. It makes sense- they want to ensure those who are awarded a grant, can actually, legally adopt a child. If anyone knows of grants that have worked, we'd love the advice!
I know our journey has been a long one - I feel it too as birthdays, anniversaries and holidays pass, but I have to believe this is all in God's timing. There is a master plan at work, even when I can't see it and everything in me screams how far behind we are. I know when we hold that baby girl for the first time, all the tears, the frustrations and paperwork will fade away. I know she's worth every penny, sacrifice and form. It's just hard to wait. So thank you for waiting with us, for rejoicing in our milestones, encouraging us in our journey and loving a child we all have yet to meet.
So what next? Now, we wait, continue praying and start applying for grants. We are so grateful for all the funds we have been given and raised through fundraising. There's simply no way we would be where we are without your generosity and support. We also know it's time to look at other ways of financing our adoption so we don't burn ourselves or our friends and family out. 99% of grants require a completed home study to apply. It makes sense- they want to ensure those who are awarded a grant, can actually, legally adopt a child. If anyone knows of grants that have worked, we'd love the advice!
I know our journey has been a long one - I feel it too as birthdays, anniversaries and holidays pass, but I have to believe this is all in God's timing. There is a master plan at work, even when I can't see it and everything in me screams how far behind we are. I know when we hold that baby girl for the first time, all the tears, the frustrations and paperwork will fade away. I know she's worth every penny, sacrifice and form. It's just hard to wait. So thank you for waiting with us, for rejoicing in our milestones, encouraging us in our journey and loving a child we all have yet to meet.
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