Sometimes God doesn't change your situation because he is trying to change your heart.
Somewhere I once read that if something makes your cry, it is because your heart is connected to it. This concept is a perfect fit for my heart and adoption. I can't seem to talk about it without tearing up. I receive emails with other families sweet stories a lot. They help show me the light and remind me the reason our families is doing this. Here is what has been happening lately with our process:
- Received our notarized copies of our home study
- Filled our I-800 with the Department of Homeland Security
- Have sold 40 pieces of 300 for our puzzle ( Go to this link to read more on how to order your pieces. Only $5 PUZZLE)
- Got our check in the mail from the Lemonade stand. The children at St. Luke's Day School raised $1020!!! Can you believe it?
So now what?
- It will take 2-3 months for our I-800 to be cleared. What is an I-800?The petition is filled by the U.S. Citizen prospective adoptive parent to finalize the immigration process of a child who habitually resides in a Convention country.
- We are getting our China Dossier ready to ship once we have the I-800 approval.
- Upcoming Silent Auction in August: We currently have 15 items. Please contact Heidi if you have something you would like to donate. Help us make this a great fundraiser.