Monday, February 16, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Meeting on Tuesday
Well, we had a meeting with the owner of the agency yesterday. Her name is Dorris and she is from El Salvador. She is an awesome woman. She and her husband started this agency 30 years ago. One of the reasons we decided to go with this agency is because she is a tough woman and she does not take any lip from anyone. She really knows the adoption laws and her heart is so big.
She told us that we are all set with paperwork and from a financial point. All we needed to do was finish our photo album on Shutterfly and then send it to the agency for final approval. So we did that as soon as we go home and also got our pictures together for the web site.
The photo book is something every couple has to design on Shutterfly. It is actually a hard cover, bound book with pictures of our life. the pictures tell a story of our life from start to finish (when we met till now). I will post the book on the blog as soon as it is approved. The book is about $30 and we must order two of them to keep at the agency. Mothers can come in and look at our book and decide if they would like to meet us. WOW....lots of pressure for just a book! I stressed over it for days, but Mark and I sat down and I think we did a good job.
Bottom line is when they receive the book (once I order it) then the ball is officially rolling. Meaning that anytime after they receive a book, a birth mom or family could pick us. It could be as quick as two weeks, or as long as a year and a half. We just have to wait and see. Right now the agency has 14 couples on their website. that means that the birth mom's have 14 couples right now to pick from. 3 of those couples are getting ready to go on "hold" which means that a birth mom has met with them and has picked them, but she has not had the baby yet.
SO, this means that once Mark and I get on the website, we will be added to the 11 couples/families to pick from. 12 couples the mom will have to pick from. Pretty good odds huh? That's what I thought...however, Dorris told us that they tend to get more "girls" or "birth moms to come to them when they have a bigger selection to pick from. So, we will see. We know that God has a right time in mind and he has a plan, we will just pray about it. I think with the economy the way it is, is a big reason the numbers of families waiting to adopt are down.
We thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers through all of this and we ask you to continue to pray with us as God has a plan and we will be patient.
We love all of our family and friends and wish you all a great weekend. I go on the road this weekend to start a season full of travel and softball. Please pray for Mark and he will be eating lots of frozen dinners and hot pockets! Love you all!
She told us that we are all set with paperwork and from a financial point. All we needed to do was finish our photo album on Shutterfly and then send it to the agency for final approval. So we did that as soon as we go home and also got our pictures together for the web site.
The photo book is something every couple has to design on Shutterfly. It is actually a hard cover, bound book with pictures of our life. the pictures tell a story of our life from start to finish (when we met till now). I will post the book on the blog as soon as it is approved. The book is about $30 and we must order two of them to keep at the agency. Mothers can come in and look at our book and decide if they would like to meet us. WOW....lots of pressure for just a book! I stressed over it for days, but Mark and I sat down and I think we did a good job.
Bottom line is when they receive the book (once I order it) then the ball is officially rolling. Meaning that anytime after they receive a book, a birth mom or family could pick us. It could be as quick as two weeks, or as long as a year and a half. We just have to wait and see. Right now the agency has 14 couples on their website. that means that the birth mom's have 14 couples right now to pick from. 3 of those couples are getting ready to go on "hold" which means that a birth mom has met with them and has picked them, but she has not had the baby yet.
SO, this means that once Mark and I get on the website, we will be added to the 11 couples/families to pick from. 12 couples the mom will have to pick from. Pretty good odds huh? That's what I thought...however, Dorris told us that they tend to get more "girls" or "birth moms to come to them when they have a bigger selection to pick from. So, we will see. We know that God has a right time in mind and he has a plan, we will just pray about it. I think with the economy the way it is, is a big reason the numbers of families waiting to adopt are down.
We thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers through all of this and we ask you to continue to pray with us as God has a plan and we will be patient.
We love all of our family and friends and wish you all a great weekend. I go on the road this weekend to start a season full of travel and softball. Please pray for Mark and he will be eating lots of frozen dinners and hot pockets! Love you all!
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