Day 174

Legacy of an Adopted Child

Once there were two women who never knew each other.
One you do not remember, the other you call mother.
Two different lives, shaped to make your one...
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.
The first gave you life and the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love, and the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name.
One gave you a seed of talent, the other gave you an aim.
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.
One gave you up ... that's all she could do.
The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me, through your fears,
the age old question unanswered throughout the years...
Heredity or environment, which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling, neither.
Just two different kinds of love.


~ Author Unknown ~

Day 171

Oh my goodness...we were sent our homestudy today. That happened sooner than I thought. I was thinking we wouldn't get that until next week...but we received it today!

What does that mean?

Well, it means Dan and I have the weekend to look through it, correct any errors we find, and then we can send it back. After that we send a big check to Bethany and BAM! We are eligible adoptive parents!

Phew, we have a lot to do before we get picked...

...I think I am going to sleep now while I still can!!! :)

Day 167

HUGE progress made tonight...

WE FINISHED OUR PROFILE BOOK!!!!

For those of you who don't know, a profile book is basically a snapshot of your life. You put togehter and order a book through Snapfish or Shutterfly and tell your life story, write a letter to the birthmother, write about your personalities, interests, family, childcare plans....pretty much everything. I'm emailing it to a couple people and our social worker so they can look it over or recommend changes. After that, the last step is to read through and proof the homestudy (Kim, our social worker, will be sending that to us when she is done).

So - we have about one to two weeks where we will know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we will not be parents. After that, who knows (except God, of course)!?!?!