Today is our 5th anniversary! To begin the day, we went to Bethany Christian Services' office in Chesterfield and participated in our joint interview. It was an emotional and informative experience, and we left with a positive feeling about the process. Wade has his individual interview Monday afternoon, and mine is Wednesday...along with our home visit. Assuming our business references are sent in right away, our home study will be completed next week!
At this point, we are #1 on the waiting list. According to Aimee at BCS, we may move into the active adoption program (where we will be eligible for selection) within a couple weeks or months. That's incredible news! The process may still take many months, even years, depending on the available adoption situations and our criteria--which come together to make a "match." Our criteria are pretty narrow right now, and we will prayerfully consider each situation to see how God leads us. Ultimately, we know that God has chosen a child for our family, and He will guide us to him or her.
It's so exciting to know that we will soon be receiving information about real children that are being placed for adoption...and that our profile will be viewed by expectant mothers! During the next week, our challenge will be to refine our letter and profile so that it is ready to go on BCS's website. Once our home study is finished, our profile immediately goes online (even though we'll still be on the waiting list). And if an expectant mother chooses us from the group of profiles, we will automatically move into the active process of adopting our child.
So, here's to a Happy Anniversary and the journey to adoption!
Bless you, Ramona
2 comments:
It's so exciting to see you moving along on your journey! I can't wait to hear that your profile is being viewed!!
I'm SO happy to hear your good news about moving into the active adoption process guys! Congratulations. You've been in my prayers daily.
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