Application Sent

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12

On Tuesday we mailed our official application along with every piece of possible documentation they asked for including a photo. Now we wait to hear if the Florida Baptist Children's Home is willing to partner with us. I'm sure this is not going to be the last time we are stuck waiting for answers or time. We have absolutely no clue how long it will take them to review the application and make a decision. Hopefully we'll know something in the next six weeks. I wish there was something more exciting to share then we're waiting . . .

In the mean time we have had many discussions about what we can do now to prepare. Once we are matched with a birth mother, it could be anywhere from 1-3 months before said baby arrives. We don't want to wait until then to start taking care of things we can do now. Plus, it would drive me insane trying to keep my brain organized for what we need to do, which would then drive Bobby insane as well. So, we have decided to start converting the den into a nursery. This means installing a new custom built desk in the small dinning room alcove. We also plan on figuring out some kind of built in bookcase system for the living room. If you know Bobby he is insane crazy particular about his DVDs being in alphabetical order and has a massive collection. We could probably open up a movie rental business for our friends. With as much media and books as we have, we need to come up with some great solution that helps cut down on the number of large ugly bookcases upstairs. Once that is done, we plan on purchasing a crib and start preparing for said baby. It just seems odd to think about preparing for a child when we have no clue when that will happen. How would you explain that to a store clerk? "Yes, I'm buying a crib because we are adopting, but we don't know when it will fall into place." How creepy! Maybe it won't be quite as weird once the application is accepted and we begin the 30 hours of MAPP classes or the home study. Until then it kind of feels like we're playing the grown-up version on house.

Even through all the creepy feelings and the stress of redoing four of the six non-bathroom rooms in our house, we continue to believe that God is good. He will provide us strength when we aren't sure about what to do next or how to feel about something. This is His calling, and He will make sure that everything happens the way it is meant.