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Some of you know what Eli & I have been going through, but for those of you that aren’t aware….We are going to ADOPT A BABY!!! We have prayed and thought about this for several months and we both feel that this is where God is leading us right now. We went to our first adoption class last night, through a Christian agency called Covenant Kids. We are hopping to adopt a newborn and bring it home from the hospital. The class was great! The lady told us all about the road we are about to take a trip down and the waiting list could be anywhere from tomorrow to two years! I have to learn to be patient and put everything God’s hands!

The next step, while we are waiting, is to get all of the paper work together, copies of driver’s licenses, social security cards, birth certificates, marriage license….the list is endless!!! We also have to put together a “Life Book”. This is a book about mine & Eli’s life that will consist of pictures of us, our house, the baby’s room, our family’s, letters and whatever else we want to put in there. The birth mother uses these books to decide on what family gets to adopt her baby. The way this agency works is that the birth mother gets to pick the family she wants her baby to go to. We decide all the criteria’s for the baby, like boy, girl, race, age, etc….and then they lay all of the “Life Books” that match out on the table and the birth mother picks one! Very exciting and scary at the same time.

Also, during this waiting period, we have books to read and reports to do on the books. Don’t get me wrong, I will do just about anything for this to happen….but I really think some people that give birth to a child should have do some of this stuff!

She said that we should be moved up on the list around November; not when we will get a baby, just when we will move up on the waiting list. After we move up will have a ton more procedures to go through with, like home studies, CPR training, fire inspection, etc…. Right now I am just focusing on the paperwork and the “Life Book”.

Prayers are greatly appreciated right now!!