[6/13/21]

We sent another stack of paperwork off to our home study agency this week. We’ve read countless papers and books, filled out several forms, and answered an astounding number of questions about every aspect of our lives and past. We have completed nearly all our home study paperwork, minus a few loose ends. I think we now know how to sign our signatures in our sleep!

Our goal is to finalize the home study by end of June. Several organizations provide financial assistance grants to adoptive families, and once home study is complete and approved, we can start applying for grants. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue our adoption journey. We are a few more steps closer to bringing our child home!

Thank you to all our donors! Our adoption puzzle arrived in the mail a couple weeks ago, and we are starting to label puzzle pieces with donor names. To learn more about how we are using the puzzle to commemorate donors, please see our previous update. We cannot express enough how thankful and grateful we are to all of you who have invested financially in our adoption journey. We cannot do this without each one of you!

Below is an update of where we are in our expenses. When home study is complete, we move on to finishing paperwork needed for our international dossier. Once our dossier is completed and approved, we’ll update our Adoption Status on AdoptTogether to “Paperwork Complete.”

If you have any questions about the adoption process, please ask! We love to share the journey with anyone who has questions. There is a great need for families to open their homes to children from hard places.