9/02/08 - Gathering Paperwork

We have begun the process of gathering necessary paperwork for our dossier! (A dossier is a file of paperwork that will eventually be sent to Ethiopia) We went online last Monday night and ordered our birth certificate and marriage license and they arrived UPS on Wednesday. We were not home but were when they were delivered the next day. That was pretty easy!! (We are hoping the other paperwork will be too!!)

NEXT STEPS: Mike will be stopping at the police station on Wednesday to ask about getting our police reports. Amy will be calling health insurance and life insurance poeple to obtain necessary paperwork. Both of us have asked our employers for our letter of employment. We have a couple of questions to email Duni, our family coordinator, but then should be able to write our application letter as well as obtain our three letters of reference.

PRAISE AND PRAYER: Praise for a great long Labor Day weekend where we got to read through and talk about adoption and multiracial family articles. We also talked about how camping will one day be different - Daddy will set up the tent and campsite while Mommy plays with the kids, Mommy will get dinner and breakfast while Daddy plays with the kids, etc. And with the addition of one or two car seats, we'll need to take two cars! Praise also that Duni was able to check her email and answer a notary question even while she was on vacation. Continued prayer that our home study would be quickly completed, reviewed, and approved and that we would be accepting of God's timing!