It's been a looooong 3 months since we "thought" our Home Study was done....But, as of today, it's officially done. Finalized. Complete. Halleluia!!! We had a little hang up that has taken months to figure out, and not to mention that we moved and had to redo our social worker's visit...but all that is said and done and we are moving forward with our adoption!! We are thrilled!
Oh yes, and remember that little piggy bank the kids started for their "brother in Ethiopia"??? It was pretty much overflowing with a grand total of over $1200.00!!! AMAZING.
Hartlee and Cannon counting their money before a BIG trip to the bank :)
$1200.00...can you believe that craziness???!!
They were so pumped. And, we are so grateful for so many friends and family who bought bracelets, gatorade, granola bars and sent us money. YOU are such a big piece of this puzzle and we say thank you from a very deep place in our hearts. I know that this made such a huge impact on our kiddos.
So, what happens next?? The I600A. I've got all the paperwork ready to send out into the mail for our I600A, which basically gives us a very important piece of paper that grants our child American citizenship as soon as he arrives in the States.
Then, we send off our Dossier to Ethiopia! (The huge pile of paperwork) So thankful that by God's grace I have been able to complete all that is needed for this and it is ready to be mailed out :)
My sweet little man
Cannon has always been an old soul...very deep thinker, compassionate, extremely tender spirit. He talks about his brother in Ethiopia often. Most of the time he talks about what toys he will share with him and what games they will play together. He picked out a shower curtain for his bathroom that is a map of the world, so he could "remember to pray for his brother in Africa"...seriously, this little man is super in love with his brother already. Yesterday he put post-it-notes on the couch that were labelled with our names so that we would know where to sit (lol) and he even included a spot for "brother". Shane jokes around that we are going to have to name our son "Brother" because that is what Cannon calls him all the time. He prays so often for him and mentions him to new people he meets.
A couple of weeks ago I went to tuck Cannon into bed and he was weeping. When I asked him what was wrong he said, "I just want my brother to come home", and he just cried and cried. I mean, his heart was hurting so bad. I felt like he was crying from a very deep place within. So we prayed together that the Lord would hear his cries and bring his brother home as soon as possible. Sweet little man. You're "brother" is gonna love you :)
