Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Home Study


First of all I am so sorry this update is coming a week late...

As you know, our social worker came to our house last Saturday to conduct our home study visit. The previous day I spent the day DEEP cleaning and taking care of my sweet husband who just had oral surgery on a shattered tooth. Needless to say he was knocked out all day. So I cleaned!!!:)

Our visit went exceedingly well, better than expected!!! I have tried to remain organized over the last month while working on the paperwork. This paid off, when our social worker sat down to go over our paperwork he was extremely impressed and we breezed through. The interviewing went great and we all had a nice time together. The last to do was physical evaluation of the house. I have to brag here as he said the house was so clean he felt he could eat off the floor. (No joke, you probably could). We baby proofed everything that was expected, all safely item were in place and even extras. Our house tour was impressive to him! Yeah! He was also surprised to learn we have a cat, seeing how he is highly allergic to cats...normally he knows immediately when entering a house because he's so sensitive. More bragging rights to the cleanliness of the house.

So, the overall experience was awesome! All the paperwork has been turned in, and we are now in a final waiting period as we wait on one more background check to come through. Once that's collected, our home study will be submitted with APPROVAL!!:) I'll let you all know the moment that happens!!

Thank you to everyone who has and continues to pray for this journey! Thank you for all the financial support!! Thank you for continually believing in our dreams with us.

As you know, we were hoping to reach our half way point and reach 500 puzzle pieces sold by today, which is my birthday. We are at 469/500!!! We're so close!! Please keep spreading our info! Once our home study is approved then the real fees begin so these sales are extremely important!!

Thank you all, we cherish you all so dearly!!! God bless!!
 
(P.S. Many puzzle sales have come in just today, so puzzle does not reflect most recent sales... give us time to update puzzle to reflect appropriately.)

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Our Prayers for You


  We are happy to say we finally have our home study visit scheduled, it will be next Saturday, April 19th! We are diligently filling out papers, knocking down our  pile and collecting  proper forms, all to turn in on next Saturday for review. Our social worker will be going over the paper work and reviewing our house to make sure we are prepared environmentally for our new baby!! Then we wait for approval, and then we move onto the next phase!!  Whoo hoo!! Prayers that the visit goes well!!:)
    We are also happy to mention we have sold 415 puzzle pieces!! It's slowed down a little but we are so grateful that we have sold so many in just two months. My goal is to be over 500 (half way) by the end of the month for my birthday!!:) So keep spreading the word.  Thank you so much!!!
     We also want you all to know, every morning during our prayer time together, we are lifting you all up, praying for you and thanking the Lord for the blessing of so many people believing with us in our dream!!!! We don't take a single dollar for granted!! We ask The Lord to bless you all for your generosity and caring hearts! We pray that you receive back sevenfold (see Matthew 13:8,23) what you donated in blessings!!! Hope you see these blessings soon!!!:)
Let us know what The Lord is doing in your life!!:)
      "A Blessed Life" by Robert Morris says, "Is there any question that those who give for the right reason and with the right heart do often gain or received a return? No question about it. The problem is the focus of the heart. We put our treasure where our heart is... see Matthew 6:20–21."  We are so thankful your hearts in the right place and are united with our hearts and dream... Be blessed!!