Hey...
Well, I have just recieved the application for Gladney and the dossier information for the Ethiopian govt. and I must say that we have to pay a lot of money, get a lot of papers notarized, request a lot of documents (marriage license, birth certificates, FBI clearances, etc) and get some doctor's visits and homestudy visits done very quickly....Need I say more?! I know that Drew and I can crank some of this stuff out pretty quickly if we focus on it and let God take the lead. The agency has told us in writing that we will become frustrated, mainly due to the delay and wait process of getting this paperwork done, not including the 6-10 months of waiting for a referral of a child! We are going to go into this with a clear head and lots of faith :) What else can we do?. Our goal at the end of this maze, is to bring a child into our loving home and give him/her the life they never would of dreamed of. FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS is the main goal right now....if anyone wants to pray for our paperwork to get done quickly and effectively, please feel free!
The picture is from our manual and is just a reminder that once we get all the little details done, we will get to travel to Ethiopia to pick up our child...YAY!!We love you guys!
Love,
Jess
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make extra copies of everything...it seems things get lost in the mail a lot. I would get a special folder or file system to help you stay organized. It helped us to make smaller goals like this week we will get fingerprinted and make photo copies of marriage certificates etc.
ReplyDeleteMost of all, take a breath and don't be hard on yourself if you feel behind. God is Sovereign and is in control.