Officially begun

Well - it's finally here. The blog post you might have been looking for.  Our decision.

After much prayer, we've decided and believe that once again, Russia is where we'll find our 2nd child. We will be using the same agency we used for Jack's adoption and have already submitted our application. (Click here to visit their site.) We received our acceptance on April 10th, have filled out the agreements, sent them along with our first installment fee and are ready to start the next big step. Home Study paperwork. Oye.  There are at least 26 items we have to complete before we can schedule our home visits (3), some have several items within the items. Several are local and federal clearances that have to be requested. Others are things like proof of insurance, employment, residency, etc. 

We've gone through this before so there's not really very much that is new. We are just working our way through each form. Lots of items depend on other people and agencies and we're hoping there won't be any hangups or delays.

Keep us in prayer and not only us - our child is more than likely already born, just waiting for us to become their parents. When I think of that it brings tears to my eyes and an urgency in my heart.

We're on our way little one! Hold on! We'll be holding you soon.

I'll leave you with a family snapshot we took on Jack's gotcha day anniversary.

:: Michele ::

Welcome!

Hello there. My husband David and I have started this blog in order to create a story book of our journey to our second child. About 3 years ago we brought home our son from Russia and we'd like to add to our family once again. We are looking forward to that moment when we meet our child and especially the moment they are ours forever.

We also hope you will come along side us, virtually, as we'll need emotional and financial support on this journey, not to mention a lot of prayer. We appreciate every comment and look forward to sharing the news along the way.

So where does this story start? With fundraising. At this moment we are unsure which road to take towards our child but we DO know that it will take a lot of money to fund the expenses that are involved. As difficult and uncomfortable as it is, we really need help making this dream a reality. We've started by selling cookies and my Italian tomato sauce. Though it might bring in a little at a time, it'll be more than we had. We truly appreciate each of you who have donated or placed orders already. If you'd like to place an order, feel free to hop over to the fundraising site, goodiesandgreetings.com

This is where we've begun. I look forward to adding posts sharing what's next!
:: Michele ::