Probably one of the hardest parts about adoption is the waiting game. Waiting for someone to look at your profile, waiting to be match, waiting to hear from your agency.... I'm not a very patient person and like to know every detail and plan- that doesn't work out so well for me ;-)
As most of you know from previous posts, our adoption agency does not normally tell us if someone has looked at our profile unless there is something to consider about the birth mother. A couple weeks before spring break I had contacted our agency to let them know I had sent the papers for Gracie to be included in our profile. We talked for a few minutes on the phone. She let me know that our agency had recently merged with another agency who had offices in different states. This would allow our profile to be shown to more families. We talked about how we are close to our one year with the agency (August). After the one year if we have not been matched we will have to pay a "small" renewal fee. She mentioned that she had recently come into contact with a mother who was looking for a single family and a closed adoption. She said would plan to show her our profile because her requests met our profile. She said normally she would not tell us but since she did we would hear something in a couple weeks of the mothers decision..... a few weeks later and we haven't heard anything. This could mean the birth mother chose a different family or maybe she is still considering her options. Either way, we are still waiting.
In the mean time we are still working on our puzzle fundraiser and gathering items/pricing them for our adoption garage sale this coming June. We have sold a total of 730 puzzle pieces in 64 weeks! We are thrilled we continue to sell pieces.
Week 60- 2 pieces
Week 61- 4 pieces
Week 62- 5 pieces
Week 63- 5 pieces
Week 64- 4 pieces
Only 270 pieces left! If you're interested in helping with our puzzle fundraiser you can read more about it here, Puzzle fundraiser. You can also donated on our gofundme account just click the link, gofundme
We are still accepting items for our garage sale. So far we have had donations from 12 people! We still needs lots more items! If you or anyone you know is interested in donating items for our garage sale please let us know and we can come pick them up. Our adoption garage sale will be the first weekend in June.
Although I hate the waiting game on getting news of a baby I know that all things are possible with faith. I know that in his time we will get the most perfect baby for us. It may not happen today or tomorrow but I know he has a perfect plan and is allowing us more time to prepare for the arrival of our precious gift from above. We would really appreciate it if you would continue to pray with us. Thank you so much!!
