The last post was meant to address the home study that I wrote
about earlier. This post gets us a bit
more on track with our adoption journey.
When I left off with our journey we had just found out that our
caseworker had submitted our home study for H&Z. We had briefly met these kids and thought
that they seemed sweet, but we literally knew nothing about them. It’s funny that when you don’t know much
about someone, your brain starts to fill in the details. This can be dangerous, though, as we often
tend to paint them in a light that doesn’t reflect their true selves.
We waited until the end of April, which was nearly 3 months
since the time that we met them. About a
month after our home study was submitted, we finally heard from June, our
caseworker. June informed us that we
were in the top 3 families for the kids.
If you remember from a previous post, most families are not made aware
unless they are the chosen family. So,
why were we notified, you might ask? Well,
we still had not met our current caseworker.
Yes, she had been our caseworker for a few months now and we had chatted
over the phone and through email, but she had never met us or seen our
home. She said that at the upcoming
meeting, each of the caseworkers would present their case for why they thought
their particular family would be the best fit for H&Z. She needed to get to know us in order to advocate
for us to become the adoptive parents.
We scheduled a meeting with June for the following
week. Our excitement was building as we
realized that these kids might actually become ours very soon. June was warm and friendly, and honestly, a
breath of fresh air, as we were beginning to feel a bit weary from the
journey. She told us that the kids were
in pre-K and 4th grade. She
also told us that D liked to play basketball and loved animals. She shared that Z was a girly girl and that
she loved to wear pretty dresses. At the
time of our home visit, she did not know very many specifics to share with us,
but that was enough for us to start imagining what the future might hold. June explained that it may be another 1-2
weeks before we heard if we were selected, so we should just try to wait
patiently.
Our excitement turned to slight panic as we realized how
much our lives were about to change. We
tried not to assume that we would get selected, but it was hard not to when
everything seemed to be pointing in that direction. All along the way, we had been trying to pray
about every decision, but now we were pleading with God for peace and
wisdom. My poor friends must have heard
me babble on and on about these kids that I met so briefly, but thankfully, they
were kind and helped keep me sane while we waited in a not-so-patient manner.
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