SPLASH!!! (We're now in the adoption pool)

That's right, the splash you heard was us entering the adoption pool and not your roof leaking (a joke for our fellow Oregonians).  It has taken sometime to get everything sorted out and completed, which is why there hasn't been a post for a while.  But we are now one step closer and here is a summary of what has happened so far.

This past year we were working on our home study.  A home study is part of the screening process for an adoption.  It involves a number of interviews, an inspection of your home, and tons of paperwork.  Once it has been completed and approved you are eligible to adopt a child.  This was finally completed for us a few months ago.

After the home study the next step is to enter into the adoption pool with our agency.  Now we could have gone out on our own, but we don't have the experience, knowledge or time to do this.  The nice thing about our adoption agency is that they cover everything from soup to nuts.  Of course this does cost more.

As well it was during the election season and with Chris working full time on a political campaign.  If we got the call which could come at any time, it would have been very difficult to drop everything.  Add to that we needed to raise the money to enter the adoption pool with our agency.  Again, thank you to everyone who has been very generous in helping with our finances.  You can make an online donation here and every penny will go towards the final costs of our adoption.

Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.  And if you know of someone who is looking for a family to adopt, please keep us in mind.  You can refer them to our page.