The Next Step

"We can be certain that God will give us the strength and resources we need to live through any situation in life that He ordains. The will of God will never take us where the Grace of God cannot sustain us."

I was reminded of this quote today and it spoke to me in my time of need!

The Next Step is really a two part deal. Simultaneously we will have to submit our first large payment to the agency called our Commitment Fee and pay for our Home Study. We are currently praying over which Home Study program we need to use. Our agency is actually about to be certified and have a Home Study program in Georgia but it will be 300 miles north of us since we are way down by Florida. This would include a lot of travel fees on top of the initial cost. The other option is to use an agency closer to us to cut out those travel fees. The con to that is the process can take a little longer. It seems like using the agency close to us would be the best for us financially. The clincher is that if we do want to use the other agency, we will have to submit our Commitment fee and all of the paperwork to our agency before the end of October due to the fact that America World will soon be requiring all families to use their Home Study program if they have a program in place in the state you live in. Which is understandable but it also means we would have to also come up with the money for the Home Study at the same time.

It can be overwhelming. There is lots and lots of paperwork to go through, decisions to be made, and the question of where is all the money coming from. And we've only just begun! :) But this quote reminds me... God has called us to adopt, He has placed this on our hearts, so HE will bring it to pass! We are asking God to supply us with the answers and the funds. There are so many wonderful things that are going to come out of this adoption and many lives will be blessed, but one thing I can already seeing done in me...my prayer life has grown dramatically and my spiritual walk is being strengthened. Because of this, I'm learning so many new things!

The adoption process can take a very long time so updates might not always be frequent but we greatly appreciate all the love and support our readers have already given. Thank you for your continued prayers!!