The last two weeks I have spent in South Dakota helping my cousin get ready for her wedding in less than 3 weeks. I had a blast but I'm glad to be home as I have so much to get done before we leave.
We have made some huge progress with our move and adoption :)
Over the last few day.....
Moving Progress
- Plane tickets have been purchased for those who will be flying out here to help us on our 3 day drive form Idaho to Oklahoma
- Moving truck has been rented
- Packing has began
- Started to sell the things we aren't moving with us
- Notice has been turned into work
We got our adoption packet and money mailed off today. Papers for our pastor to fill out has been dropped off. We are finally on a long awaited start to our adoption. We have a class to go to in the middle of October. Once we move to Oklahoma we will be staying at my dad's until we can find a home to purchase. We would ideally love to have our home study at least started before the class. We are really hoping we can have a placement by Easter next year but we know it can take longer. I'm just so excited to finally being back on the tracks towards adoption. We are also planning on becoming foster parents again once we get settled in and have our adoption in the final stages.
Now for some pics
Paperwork
Our puppy making sure no body got the paperwork
I know that we are making the right choice and following Gods plans. I am so at peace with everything and I know it will all work out the way God has planned. We have some family and friends who are not happy with our choice of not moving back to South Dakota but we have to follow our dreams of becoming a family and South Dakota just isn't the place we feel we are suppose to go. We looked into agencies there but none of them have jumped out at us and we didn't feel at peace with them. The agency we are working with is one that came to our hearts in a very special way and has felt just right since we talked to them about 8 months ago.
We are going to truly miss so many people out here and especially our church and our foster kids. It is so hard for us to leave all of our support we have had our on journey that we have been on here for the last 4 years but our hearts know it is the right thing but it doesn't make it any easier.
Our first foster baby and his parents got to graduate from court yesterday. We are so proud of them. That is truly our jobs as foster parents is to help the families change and become the parents that they need to be so they can become a family again. As an infertile it does make it hard because they get a second, third, forth, or eight chance to do what they need to do and we would do anything to get just one chance.
What's ahead......
We have 37 days until we pack the moving truck up...38 days until we sign our old house away...40 days until we leave town....43 days until we make it to Oklahoma...??? days until we purchase our new home..129 days until our adoption class...??? days until we hold our first child in our arms forever.
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