Homestudy....

Well, we met with our caseworker for our homestudy. We were so nervous, but it seemed to go well. She understands our desire for this to speed right along as she has an adopted child also. (that was a nice perk!) We have set up the dates for our second and last meetings for the first 2 weeks of December, so assuming all of the paperwork goes as quickly, I'm hoping we could get our homestudy approved by the end of the year.

Then comes the even harder part. Joby and I must find the money to finance the rest of this adoption. It seems like we make too much money for assistance, but too little to pay for it ourselves. We are praying that God will find a way to help us with this. Please say a prayer for us also, we truly believe there is a plan, and it DOES include our bringing Yin home to live with us forever!! [now, if God would just feel the need to reveal the steps in the plan..... :-)]

We have been in contact with the caseworker at the placing agency and know that Yin hasn't been matched with any other family so we are filling out forms and completing our education requirements as quickly as we can, hoping to expedite this process. Even our kids are hurrying. The morning after we told them they needed references from a teacher they had teachers lined up and waiting with instructions to fill out the form and QUICKLY return it to the agency. (I had to laugh after the girls told me they gave their teachers directions!)

So... we continue to wait and pray. I'll keep everyone updated on any changes as quickly as they happen. I'm so eager to HAVE changes to report!!

Sheryl