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Waiting for Agency approval....... Hopefully getting agency approval soon and shortly after, getting Immigration approval which means......WAITLIST TIME! Yay! xo

Update

Hey everyone,
I got an email from our agency today and it looks like things are back to normal in Ethiopia! I'm so thrilled that we won't have to wait any longer :) God is so good... They are back to processing 40 adoption cases a day instead of the dreaded 5 they were going to decrease to....

Thanks for all the prayers and I will let you know more details when I get them!

xo

MOWA

Well, I haven't posted in a while and it's honestly because I have recieved nothing but bad news from our agency since the new year. It all has to do with the govt and MOWA (Ministry of Women's Affairs) over in Ethiopia. We have been praying heavily for the continuation and easy flow of adoptions coming out of the country...since March 10th, MOWA has decreased adoptions by 90% meaning it will take many years to adopt from Ethiopia. Well, this is not good for anyone or any agency right now! We are all hoping this is a temporary change and that things will be running normal in a few short months.
Please pray for Ethiopia and that they are wise in the decisions they make about adoptions. We have complete faith that our baby is waiting for us :)
On a good note, Drew should be home in about 6 weeks which is AWESOME!! It has been a long, yet quick 6 months so far....I have kept very busy with work, vacations, the doggies and friends. Thankful to have a loving and serving husband :)

Jess
xo

Waiting....

Why do I feel like I will have a lot of posts labeled as waiting in the future....lol. Well that is exactly what we are doing right now. Just waiting on Immigration Approval and then we will get put on the wait list at Gladney for a referral!! So excited for that day to roll around. I am most excited for my hubby to return home in two months! Seems like time has gone by pretty fast since he has been deployed and I am very thankful for that!
Hoping my next post regarding the adoption will be for the wait list....cross your fingers!

Jess
xo

It's a Miracle!

Our homestudy is officially complete! I almost thought this day would ever come....I actually never thought we would have to deal with such delay and complications with our homestudy but I'm glad to say that it is complete and now we just wait for immigration approval and agency approval. The waitlist is close and we look forward to the day we bring home our child :)
Thanks for all your prayers and we will keep you updated....

Jess
xo

Half Marathon Training

Well, I have been officially training for a half marathon that is in the end of February for 8 weeks now....It is exhausting but feels good in the end. I am up to 8 miles now and hope to keep pushing myself everyday! I'm definitely trying to get tone and in shape before Drew comes home (I figured that would be a nice surprise for him) lol

Hope you all had a blessed week and I hope to recieve our homesutdy this week so keep praying for us :)

Love you,

Jess
xo

Homestudy Update

Hey everyone,

I have been very bad about posting lately but I am glad to say that our homestudy is complete! I still have to mail it to Immigration, New York (dossier) and to our home agency so I am praying that there are no mis-haps or revisions....
I had a wonderful time in Arizona with my parents and the rest of the family. God really blessed me with a relaxing vacation. I am in the process of praying about what is next for my career. Possibly opening my own store or whether to continue my business doing alterations at Alfred Angelo. I know some of this will depend of my availability after having a little one :)
Drew is doing great in Afghanistan...really loving his job with special ops but definitely excited to come home! (As am I) We will probably find out in the next couple of months when and where we may be moving to, so we will see where God leads us next!
I will try to do a better job with updates and will definitely let everyone know when we make the OFFICIAL wait list!!

Jess
xo