I feel like this whole process is about hurrying up and waiting. We had another meeting with our social worker tonight and we were able to complete all the paperwork she needed, except turn in our physical. We can't get into our doctor until mid-Feb. But other things are being processed in the mean time. She also told us that it will take up to 8 weeks to get our foster care license back. So she is almost done with all her part of the homestudy, but we have to wait for the foster license to complete the process. Tonight we were able to give the tour of the house. We have heard horror stories about these, and it was no big deal at all. So we had to hurry up and fill out all the paperwork, collect documents, and get fingerprinted and now have to wait 8 weeks. Yuck. Also we have to wait to get our passports to be able to turn in the I-600 documents, so it could be up to 3 months to get our passports, and then up to 3 months to get the I-600 approval. Ugh.
Brad said this process is really going to test our patiences. For those of you that know us, you know that neither of us are really that patient. We like to get things done, not wait for them. God will really be working on us throughout this process. Please pray for patience for us!!
I like the term that was used in your last post about adoption being a "paper pregnancy." It's unfortunate that the process to be so complicated, but will all be so worth it in the end! What an amazing difference you will be making in people's lives.
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