6 More Weeks!

Aaron and I drove down to Phoenix yesterday for our first of three home study meetings with Sharon. The purpose of yesterday's meeting was to do our genogram and look at our families of origin and the relationships we have with our extended families. It was very interesting. Aaron and I participated in a program called Marriage Mentors when we were engaged and part of the premarital counseling was to complete a genogram so we kind of had an idea what to expect. It was fun discussing family traditions and looking at the legacy of faith in both of our families. Our next meeting will be on Dec 20th and we will be discussing the results of our personality tests. This will be interesting too because the last time we took a personality test was eight years ago when we were applying to go on the mission field. It will be fun to see any changes in our responses and to see what we both were thinking when we answered the questions. I can guarantee we had two different scenarios in our heads for each answer. At the Beginning of January we will have our home visit and individual interviews and then on Jan 20th Sharon will be presenting us to the board at CFCA's monthly meeting for acceptance into the infant adoption program. At that point our match letter can go online and we can accept a child placement. It is amazing how quickly the process is moving. We are trusting that the Lord will continue to lead us and the agency as we move forward.

Please continue to pray for wisdom for us as we move forward.
Please pray for health and protection for our birth mom. She could be carrying our baby right now!
Please pray for the growth and development of our baby and that God would protect that little one from any enviromental dangers. We believe God has an amazing plan for this little one.
Please pray for our future relationship with the birth family. We want to be an extensions of God's love to them and we are excited about how that may come about.
Please pray for our daily patience and obedience. We want to walk with God not ahead of Him and we need to be obedient in each step today.

We are so excited that we can be ready in just 6 more weeks! God is so great! Now we get to wait and see what He brings about! Thank you for your love and prayers.