Here we go

So I filled out my application to start my next international adoption yesterday May 15th.  I got an email this morning stating that it will take 4-10 days to process my application.  Well I heard back this afternoon that I have been officially accepted into the adoption program.  I will update with all the paperwork and appointment that the "paper chase" involves.  Here are a few updated pictures of the kids and dinner out at Ethiopian restaurant. 

 

 

 

more later

jessica

Adopt now or Adopt later that is the question

So anyone who knows me realizes that I seems to talk about adoption no matter what topic is at hand.  I love children, I love being a mom, and I LOVE adoption.  It seems like such a perfect way for me to build my family.  Maybe that is because I have seen parents of my foster children take their children for granted or I have seen the desperation and heartache of the parents and children in Ethiopia. 

I let myself get so overwhelmed by all the different counties requirements that I thought I would not adopt right now and I would focus on moving.  Moving into a larger home where my children could have their own rooms, a house that had a dining room for family dinners, a house that had a nice big backyard.  Well those are all nice thoughts but at the end of the day I see the children in Ethiopia that don't have homes, parents, food, love, or a yard.  It doesn't matter if my children share a room while they are young, we all sit around a tiny kitchen table for dinner, or have to walk to the park.  It does matter that I adopt a child to become part of my beautiful family created through adoption.

So to keep this a short post, I will hopefully be posted more regularly now.  I have sent in paperwork to update my homestudy and will be filling out the formal application to adopt with Children of All Nations (CAN).  I am super excited to start this crazy journey again.

more later
Jessica