Getting Closer

We are getting closer to our home study being finished( finally). When it is finished we can send it, our medical forms and our formal application to Ghana and they will begin the search for our child. Or if we choose a child from the waiting list, we can be officially matched with them while we finish the rest of our dossier.

This makes Ghana a little different then most other countries. Most countries require you to finish ALL paperwork before you can be matched with a child.

It's exciting to think that we MIGHT be very close to seeing our child. But might is a big word. Things can still go wrong. We also still have to come up with the rest of the money we need to complete this adoption. I am trying to stay positive and remember that if God called us to do this that He will provide the means.

We are thinking about joining a new home school group. Our current group is all white and our new child will be African, so we want him/her to be around other children of color. I also think it will be good for our white children to be around people who don't necessarily look like them. We have been told about a group that has several families that have adopted transracially as well as internationally. Looking forward to meeting these families, hearing their stories and learning from their experiences.

Blessings,
Melissa

I was recognized!

Back in November I mentioned that our story was going to be in the local newspaper. Well it did indeed appear in the paper. Yesterday while we were at a local restaurant, I was recognized. Ha!
As I was walking back to our table after taking Desiree to the bathroom, a waitress stopped me and asked how our adoption was going. For just a second, I wondered how she knew. Then it hit me. She read about us in the paper. It was a wierd feeling knowing that strangers know about us. But it was also comforting to know that people care. I wonder how many peolpe have read about us. I wonder how many people care.
Hmmmmm.......

Blessings,
Melissa