Application

Step 1-CHECK/Step 2-CHECK

Overjoyed is the word I would use to describe how Dakota and I feel today. Completing step 1 in this process was the easiest part of adoption. All we had to do was show up for a meeting the first Saturday of January. Easy. Done! When we announced that we were adopting, I had no idea that God would use you all to give us the motivation and fund raising to complete step 2 a few days later! We have officially submitted our formal application and are half way to our financial goal to complete step 3! Woohoo! God is so good! Thank you to every one that has prayed for us and given sweet words of encouragement.  I can’t begin to tell you how many messages we received on facebook, texts and phone calls to congratulate us. It was amazing.

Our formal application was pretty intense. The adoption agency wants to know your ENTIRE history…at least it feels that way. We had to provide ten references and information about everywhere we have lived. As many of you know, Dakota and I have moved five times in our three years of  marriage so remembering details about each location was tough. It took some time, but we were so proud to finish as quickly as we did. Monday afternoon I called the agency and told them, with excitement, that I was only waiting for one more reference and I would be able to turn in our application. Our caseworker was very enthusiastic and made me feel so great about being on top of things. After asking a few questions she mentioned that the formal application is probably the least amount of paperwork that we provide! Sigh. We have a long road ahead!