Just Keep On Moving

The process of adoption is filled with many unexpected road blocks for every family choosing to embark on the journey.  We, however, seem to enjoy taking the adoption "road" under perpetual construction with seemingly endless road closures and detour signs hindering the path.  

Did you know that each time you move, a home study update is required?  Yes indeed, it is true, and each home study update costs another big chunk 'o change out of the already withered wallet.  We FINALLY got our second home study update completed and approved today!!  (We have moved twice since our original home study was completed.)  So wonderful!  Except that just today we decided to shift the age range of our child up to 30 months instead of 18 months.  Alas, the home study update is now under way again.  

The good news is...we DID change our approved age range for a child to "newborn to 30 months (2 1/2 years)"!  Yay!!  We are waiting on a referral for a little girl in that range and many, many families just like us want a little girl too.  As a result, the wait can be veeeeerrry looooonng.  (We have been waiting 19 months.)  But as I said, we are excited about the change that we decided to make after careful consideration and prayer.  We know our Father in Heaven has His plan and timeline mapped out for us and our daughter.  Each day we are continually reminding ourselves that all will be well as we continue in faith.