The initial paperwork wait is officially over! YAY!
All clearances and our autobiographies and assessments have been approved!
We have been excepted into Hopes Promises Home Study process and have been assigned an amazing caseworker named, Rachel!
In the bible, Rachel was the second wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Today, Rachel is seen as an intercessor for the unborn. Therefore, I feel that our caseworkers name being Rachel is so fitting for the adoption process!
We are so excited to be moving forward in our home-study and approval of our portfolio as our last big hurdle before we are shown to birth-mothers! :)
There will be three home-study dates:
May 12th at 9 am (in Castle Rock.) ~ They will be interviewing Tim and I separately for ~ 4 hours about everything from our past experiences growing up to our thoughts on or current practices of parenting. It is a bit intimidating, but we have been through it before and have been approved in the past so it helps take the edge off a bit.
May 28th at 9 am (in Castle Rock) ~ Another 4 hour day, but this time we are together for the time, so it doesn't seem as long. ;)
June 9th at 9 am ~ Finally! The Home Inspection! The day we have been anticipating since the beginning of restarting the adoption process with Hopes Promise. We know that it is one of the last steps before being shown to birth-mothers. I can't wait to get this under our belts!
... Here is the most exciting part!!! ... If nothing comes up, we will be officially done with our home-study as of June 10th, when our Home-study is presented to the agency. If it is approved, our portfolio will be able to be shown to birth-mothers! Eeeek! So exciting!
Below you will see our portfolio! We are working on the last touches on it and would like to ask you to Please feel f
Thank you for your help! WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!
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