Moving right along!

Nate and I have been jumping through many hoops the past two weeks and we are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. I hate paperwork. I loathe paperwork. I would like to spit in the face of paperwork. Because of these strong feelings instead of procrastinating, I tackled the paperwork. My main concern when I sat in front of the mountain of documents was how fast can I shrink it. I cried, I fretted, I paced, I wrung my hands nervously and not once did I think to pray for the process of paperwork. Our family coordinator sent us an email that reminded us of the tedious job we had ahead of us and then said to pray. *enter slap on forehead*. Duh. Didn't God call us to adopt? Didn't He orchestrate our lives the past 16 or whatever years to prepare us for this calling? Am I really fretting over paper?!?! Why am I trying to go on my own strength? God's got this. Totally. Without a doubt. Paperwork is vital in bringing home our son. I have to say that since we have prayed over this paperwork, things have gone pretty smoothly. Don't get me wrong, there is still plenty of time for lots of bumps to get over and to have some issues along the way. In fact, I expect it. But even when that happens, God still has this under control and He will see to all the details.

This morning our Social Worker called and we set up meetings for the next two weeks and then we'll have one more after that. We could have this home study wrapped up in just three weeks! I'm so elated. Nate and I both are feeling very excited to be getting a little closer, every day, to our son. We are thanking God for His provision and trusting He will continue to provide EVERYthing we need to see this adoption to the end. Thanks for your continued prayers for financial needs to fund this adoption, for our hearts to be prepared for parenting this little guy and for our kids, although, they are ready, they want him home like yesterday. We are so thankful for their tender, sweet hearts and their willingness to love another sibling and share their life with him. I'm a proud mama that's for sure!