Thursday, March 31, 2016
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
The Paper Chase
If you see me a bit blurry eyed and frazzled lately, it is
probably because I have been spending a lot of time filling out paperwork both
for Gladney, the agency that is handling my adoption and Lifelink, the agency
that is doing my home study. I am so
glad I kept copies of all of this from Brooklyn’s adoption. It has definitely helped in completing some
of the many documents I need to compile.
Last week was an interesting week. I saw a posting for a little girl from
Taiwan. I contacted Gladney about her
and requested if they would ask about an exception to single parent adoption
restrictions. Taiwan did say they would
consider my application for her but there was already a family in process of trying
to adopt her. In addition, the process
is very different than China and there were many points at which the adoption
could be denied. After discussing this
with several people, the one clear message I was receiving was that it would
not be good for Brooklyn or me to go into an adoption that had so many chances
of not being completed. We do not need
another loss at this point.
So, I am continuing down the path to an adoption from
China. This week I had my first
visit with the home study case worker.
In addition, I will have fingerprints done for an FBI “Rap Sheet”. We didn’t have to do this step with
Brooklyn. I will have fingerprints done
again for Homeland Security when I apply to immigration to bring my daughter
into the country. One thing you lose in the process of an adoption is any sense
of privacy. Fingerprints are only the
tip of the iceberg but the end result is so worth it. I’m hoping to have my home study done
sometime in April. Most of the other
paperwork for compiling the documents I need to send to China is in process.
The most amazing news from the last few weeks came as a
total surprise to me. I had dropped off
my taxes with the accountant a few weeks ago.
Needless to say, with Dennis’ death this year, they were a bit
complicated. The accountant and I both
assumed I’d be paying in this year.
Yesterday he called to set up an appointment to pick them up. I asked him how much I’d be paying. To my great surprise, I am getting a very
nice refund. This will go directly into
my adoption fund. I am so excited to see
how God is supplying for the costs associated with the adoption.
I ran across this on Facebook and love it:
God Never Gives you a dream that matches your budget.
He’s not checking your bank account; He’s
checking your faith.
Please keep praying for:
- The process to go smoothly.
- Complete clarity on identifying the little girl who is supposed to be in my family.
- The little girl's heart to be ready to be part of a family.
- God’s continued provision financially for the adoption costs.
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