Mondays are our day off. So - today is the day when we crank out adoption stuff! (plus puppy stuff, house stuff, laundry stuff,... you get the picture) Today, we started the day with blood work for the home study. My veins usually don't like to share. But, thankfully, I got a really good tech today! Only 1 poke and I was good to go. What a huge relief! Over the past year of infertility crud, I've come to understand the plight of pincushions. I'm really hoping this will be the last blood draw for a good long time. Cory, of course, had no problem. His veins pop-out like a relief map.
We did our physicals last week. We had to find a new doctor, so it was the first visit with Dr. N. His daughter is adopted. It has really begun to amaze me how adoptees & adoptive parents are everywhere! I love it! :) Adoption is such a huge deal, but at the same time - its just a part of life. So many people all around us have been touched by adoption.
The same thing happened when we started telling people about our infertility. Women would share their story with me or their daughters or sisters or ... We were at a Casting Crowns concert on Friday night. (Totally awesome!) and Mark Hall reminded us how Satan loves to make us feel like we're "the only one". We're the only one to experience or struggle with fill-in-the-blank. When in actuality - there people all around us experiencing the same stuff. I've come to know this more and more lately...
We have to write our autobiographies and then we'll be able to schedule our next home study appointment #3. Then - all that's left is our fourth appointment - which will be here at our house. Checking our basements/attics/etc. I'll be a cleaning machine! (If anyone is bored and feels like painting kitchen cabinets or scrubbing bird poop off the sides of houses... let me know!!!) We also have to get our profile books done. Which are kinda like scrapbooks explaining how incredibly wonderful Cory and I are! haha.
So - I'm off to write a paper - the first one since college. Thankfully, I know a lot about the subject matter.
22 February 2010
20 February 2010
Fundraiser
Hey Everyone!
The fundraiser for our adoption is now LIVE! Jump on over to our Help Hunneymans Adopt blog to join in the fun! :)
The fundraiser for our adoption is now LIVE! Jump on over to our Help Hunneymans Adopt blog to join in the fun! :)
13 February 2010
Exposure
Two really cool things happened this weekend!
1. Last night we had a LYA (or Lakeshore Young Adults) gathering. After the gathering, we sat around talking... Some of the other women asked me how our adoption was going. They were really truly interested. I think most people are. But, it was just cool to share with them because you could see the excitement in their eyes. One of the women was adopted from Colombia. She loves the fact that she was adopted and hopes to adopt someday as well. I was encouraged. I'm at a point right now where I need to hear the good stories. I need to know from people who have been through it - that adoption is a beautiful thing and that adoptees are not only whole, but also happy.
2. This morning was "Second Saturday Synergy" at LCC - this occurs monthly and this month was a focus on pastors. From Lakeshore, but also from surrounding churches. I didn't know what to expect and didn't really think about it because - well, I'm not the pastor. But then - Mike got up and started explaining how they were going to lay hands on the pastors and pray for them and their families... at that point, I was ready to bolt. Prayer-things are a struggle for me. They cross over into areas I haven't studied out (but should) and when I have to touch people and and other people start claiming promises (that God never promised me) I get really weirded out. Thankfully, God allowed me to be in a group that I was comfortable with. Everyone prayed for adoption and the process and patience and ... Then, Pastor Vince (our senior pastor) prayed for us as we form our family during the large group prayer time. It was really cool. I don't even know exactly why - I just know it was incredibly encouraging and gave me the push I needed.
We're still waiting to finish this next section of our homestudy. We have doctor appointments scheduled and clearances sent in and ... we still have to finish our autobiographies. (Something I've been avoiding.) So - not much forward progress at this time.
1. Last night we had a LYA (or Lakeshore Young Adults) gathering. After the gathering, we sat around talking... Some of the other women asked me how our adoption was going. They were really truly interested. I think most people are. But, it was just cool to share with them because you could see the excitement in their eyes. One of the women was adopted from Colombia. She loves the fact that she was adopted and hopes to adopt someday as well. I was encouraged. I'm at a point right now where I need to hear the good stories. I need to know from people who have been through it - that adoption is a beautiful thing and that adoptees are not only whole, but also happy.
2. This morning was "Second Saturday Synergy" at LCC - this occurs monthly and this month was a focus on pastors. From Lakeshore, but also from surrounding churches. I didn't know what to expect and didn't really think about it because - well, I'm not the pastor. But then - Mike got up and started explaining how they were going to lay hands on the pastors and pray for them and their families... at that point, I was ready to bolt. Prayer-things are a struggle for me. They cross over into areas I haven't studied out (but should) and when I have to touch people and and other people start claiming promises (that God never promised me) I get really weirded out. Thankfully, God allowed me to be in a group that I was comfortable with. Everyone prayed for adoption and the process and patience and ... Then, Pastor Vince (our senior pastor) prayed for us as we form our family during the large group prayer time. It was really cool. I don't even know exactly why - I just know it was incredibly encouraging and gave me the push I needed.
We're still waiting to finish this next section of our homestudy. We have doctor appointments scheduled and clearances sent in and ... we still have to finish our autobiographies. (Something I've been avoiding.) So - not much forward progress at this time.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)