We are done with our home study!!!
Our first home study was on May 28. Our social worker looked around the house and then interviewed Britt and I together. June 11th was our second visit and she interviewed us separately. Then on June 30th we received the home study report via e-mail for us to look over and correct any typos before it is sent to Children of the World, our adoption agency.
Children of the World will put the home study report in our dossier and send it on to India to get us registered with CARA. CARA is the Central Adoption Resource Authority for the country of India. It is the government entity that oversees adoptions in India. They will review all the paperwork we filled out and gathered for them. This can take anywhere from 4-12 weeks! But once we are approved to adopt from their country we can be matched with a child!!
While we are waiting to hear from CARA, our agency will get us started on our i800a. It is done through USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services). It is basically us asking permission to bring an immigrant orphan in to the United States.
If you want to read a really cool God story from another Children of the World family, click on the link below...
I was literally in tears reading about the Napiontek family being matched with their precious daughter! I CAN NOT wait to see our baby girl's face!! But as my brother would tell me, "you have to wait." ; )
I am so in love with this Stella and Dot locket I just got! (The picture above was taken with my cell phone!) When we are finally matched with our baby girl her picture will be going in this locket!!
I ordered through Amelia Davis. She and her husband are in the adoption process also and she sells Stella and Dot to raise money for their adoption. Go check out all the cute things...
#supportadoption
I celebrated my 35th birthday on July 5th and I LOVE the card our 8 year old made for me...
Translation: Caleb, MattMatt, Mom, me, Dad, Baby Sister! Melt my heart!!
And just because I love pictures, here are some of my favorites from our summer so far...
Matthew loved Rockin' Jump
Caleb behind the curtain helping Britt with the bible story time at VBS
We went with Britt to Wake Forest, NC for his week long doctorate class.
While he was in class we found fun things to do around the area.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Marbles Children's Museum (with the CUTEST fireman I ever saw!)
We went to Panama City Beach with my parents, sister and her family, and brother and his family
Matthew loved those helicopters flying over
Our family beach picture (Can't wait to have baby sister in the picture!)
Fun with cousins and a baby alligator at the beach
So excited that my Belgian niece and her best friend (far left) were able to come to America for a visit! Louise (4th from the left) was an exchange student with my sister (3rd from the left) and her husband in 2014-2015. Also pictured is my momma (2nd) and my sister-in-law (5th). :)
Another awesome cell phone picture taken by my daddy! Eli loves to fish!
More cousin fun at the lake
Happy 4th of July!
Fun with the water camera on Lake Martin
Please pray that we will get registered with CARA soon and that they will approve us quickly!
Thank you!
Until next time...
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