YAY!!! Guess what this is?!?!
It's our completed and notarized copies of our home study and our I-600A that was mailed off TODAY :) Can you tell I'm excited?
And this is our A-MA-ZING social worker, Marcus. He did a phenomenal job with our home study, and painted such a precious picture of our family. He has been such a joy to work with! We received a call from our case worker last night at European Adoption Consultants and she told us that this was the first time she had ever reviewed a home study that didn't need any corrections. And again, Marcus ROCKS! We are so very thankful for the way God has directed our steps thus far. So what is the I-600A? This is the Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition that goes to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Sounds fancy, huh? To be honest, I'm not exactly sure what it is, I just know it's the next big step towards our sweet baby! (I'm not much of a researcher HA!) And I've heard all of the adoptive Mamas talk about how this is one of the things you really have to wait on. Once this is processed, we will get a FBI fingerprint appointment in Memphis. In the mean time we have tons of papers to gather for our dossier completion. I'm so excited to wait! Sounds silly, I know, but this song I love keeps popping into my head. It's called While I'm Waiting by John Waller.
While I'm Waiting :
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait
I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord
Oh how I long to worship and grow in the Lord while I'm waiting! It's definitely gonna be worth the wait!
"I
waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry."
Psalm 40:1
YAY!!! So excited that ya'll have all that done! That was so quick!! And I totally agree with you about the waiting...praying that God is glorified through our waiting process too! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE that song!! I have a feeling that may become one of our favorite songs too during this process. I am SO ready for January so we can get started.
ReplyDeleteI need to get Marcus' info. I have a feeling we'll be using him!! Chad said he can "hook us up!"
Love y'all!!!