Sunday, July 14, 2013

Full Speed Ahead

It has been a crazy couple of weeks in the Francis house.  After choosing our home study agency, we have been moving at full speed ahead!  We have all but a few of the documents collected and completed for the home study. We met with the social worker assigned to our home study last Thursday.  The appointment was long, but went well - we definitely chose the right agency!  We will have a home visit on Monday, July 22nd.  Needless to say, we will be spending the next week tidying up the house and ensuring the rest of our paperwork is ready to go.  We did receive our dossier instructions, but haven't had much time to dive into that as we have been so focused on the home study.  We have learned that there is some overlap, so that helps.  We will be digging deeper into that very soon.  We have completed the required coursework for our primary agency.  We have also selected how we will complete our remaining hours for the state of WI and are already working on that.  These courses have been very eye-opening for Wally and I, and we truly appreciate the knowledge we are gaining from them.

We are both super excited and super nervous that everything seems to be moving along so quickly.  We are excited because we cannot wait to get our little(s) home and have them in our arms.  However, we are nervous because we were planning for more time to secure our financing to bring them home.  We trust that God's timing is perfect, and everything will happen as it should.

That being said, we would like to thank my mom, and her friend Brenda for having a fundraising sale for us.  We also want to thank everyone who donated items, and everyone who came out to shop! The puzzle pieces are going well, so thank you to everyone who purchased those.  We still have some left, so please let me know if you are interested.

Wally and I are so blessed to have all of the support and love from our friends and family.  It is easy to see that we are not the only ones anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little(s)!  I can assure  you that Wally and I are working diligently on making this happen as soon as we can.  Please keep the prayers coming!

In you the orphan finds mercy.
Hosea 14:3