Our adoption process is coming together one step at a time. We received an e-mail from Heidi today to tell us that Dustin's Adam Welsh is back! So that is the good news ! Mine (Ashley's) on the other hand are not back yet, and Heidi said that if it does not come back in the next week they will call to see where it is. So i guess now we just pray that the fingerprint are clear enough to read. So that I do not have to do them again. We were just glad to hear that Dustin's are back so that is the exciting part of our day!
This weekend we will be working on getting some pictures together to email to CAS (Christian Adoption Services). They are located in NC and are partnered with New Horizons. They have a website in which they put up pictures of the families looking to adopt for the birth parents to look at if they choose.
We would like to thank all of you for your continued prayers and support.
Dustin and Ashley
Friday, May 30, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
I hope all of you are getting a chance to enjoy the beautiful day!
Last night we had our last homestudy meeting. Our homestudy has went very quickly and we are so happy about that. Heidi our socail worker has been great we have really enjoyed working with her and we feel very blessed to have her as our social worker! Our last homestudy got moved up b/c next week Heidi and Ryan are going to North Carolina to get their baby if all continues to go well. So we would just like for everyone to keep them in your prayers!
Our homestudy went well we thought, and now all we are waiting for is our Adam Walsh (which is our finger prints). Which we knew that we would prolly be waiting on that b/c they say it usually takes along time!
We have almost completed everything that we need to do. So all we can really do now is put it in God's hands.
We just ask for your prayers as we wait!
Thanks for all your support!
Dustin and Ashley
Last night we had our last homestudy meeting. Our homestudy has went very quickly and we are so happy about that. Heidi our socail worker has been great we have really enjoyed working with her and we feel very blessed to have her as our social worker! Our last homestudy got moved up b/c next week Heidi and Ryan are going to North Carolina to get their baby if all continues to go well. So we would just like for everyone to keep them in your prayers!
Our homestudy went well we thought, and now all we are waiting for is our Adam Walsh (which is our finger prints). Which we knew that we would prolly be waiting on that b/c they say it usually takes along time!
We have almost completed everything that we need to do. So all we can really do now is put it in God's hands.
We just ask for your prayers as we wait!
Thanks for all your support!
Dustin and Ashley
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
One Step Closer!
As of today we are completely finished with our profile books! Which we are very excited about, we just feel like we are one step closer to seeing what God has in store for us!
Our third home study also moved up a little so now we are having that this Friday the 16th. It will be our final meeting, all we have to wait for then is our finger prints. It is hard to say how long that will take. I guess Iowa usually takes along time to get them processed.
That is all the news we have for now. We have been amazed as to how fast our process has gone so far. We just pray that things continue to move along smoothly b/c we know that the adoption process can be a real emotional roller coaster.
Thanks for all your prayers!
Dustin and Ashley
Our third home study also moved up a little so now we are having that this Friday the 16th. It will be our final meeting, all we have to wait for then is our finger prints. It is hard to say how long that will take. I guess Iowa usually takes along time to get them processed.
That is all the news we have for now. We have been amazed as to how fast our process has gone so far. We just pray that things continue to move along smoothly b/c we know that the adoption process can be a real emotional roller coaster.
Thanks for all your prayers!
Dustin and Ashley
Thursday, May 8, 2008
2nd Homestudy:)
Hello again! We had our 2nd home study last night, we thought it went very well. The questions were mostly about our marriage and how we will raise and discipline our kids. Which were kinda tough to answer just because we do not have any kids. But we got them all answered and it was kinda nice i guess to think about.
We feel very fortunate to have such a great social worker. We seem to get along with her very well and she is very helpful and honest when making certain decisions. God has truly been blessing us in every part of our adoption process. We are so excited to see where God will lead us we really feel that He has blessed us so far!! All we can do is trust him in all our decisions.
Our next home study is May 22 then we will be finished with this part. The one thing that may hold us up is our fingerprints, they are not back yet and they usually take a long time. So once they are back and our home study is done our book can go out!!
We want to thank everyone for all the prayers and support the last couple months it has been awesome!! We feel very blessed to have such great family and friends!!
We feel very fortunate to have such a great social worker. We seem to get along with her very well and she is very helpful and honest when making certain decisions. God has truly been blessing us in every part of our adoption process. We are so excited to see where God will lead us we really feel that He has blessed us so far!! All we can do is trust him in all our decisions.
Our next home study is May 22 then we will be finished with this part. The one thing that may hold us up is our fingerprints, they are not back yet and they usually take a long time. So once they are back and our home study is done our book can go out!!
We want to thank everyone for all the prayers and support the last couple months it has been awesome!! We feel very blessed to have such great family and friends!!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Hello to all, i hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather! It looks like spring is here today and that is very exciting.
Yesterday Dustin and I went to the adoption orientation in Blue Earth, MN. It was really nice to meet some of the ladies that work up there. We really enjoyed the class and it was great to hear that the ladies there rely on God completely and it is a very Faith based agency.
There was a panel of couples that came to talk to us about their experiences which is always great to hear. They of coarse brought there children along which makes us even more excited! But they also stress that we need patience. God has a baby chosen for us and it will work out in His time. So as always we need prayers for patience:) Once our home study is over all we can do is wait and most importantly pray for the birth mom's out there who have very hard and important decisions to make.
That is what is happening in our adoption process we thank you for taking the time to read our blog!
This morning in my devotions I had a great bible verse I just wanted to share it with all of you.
Yesterday Dustin and I went to the adoption orientation in Blue Earth, MN. It was really nice to meet some of the ladies that work up there. We really enjoyed the class and it was great to hear that the ladies there rely on God completely and it is a very Faith based agency.
There was a panel of couples that came to talk to us about their experiences which is always great to hear. They of coarse brought there children along which makes us even more excited! But they also stress that we need patience. God has a baby chosen for us and it will work out in His time. So as always we need prayers for patience:) Once our home study is over all we can do is wait and most importantly pray for the birth mom's out there who have very hard and important decisions to make.
That is what is happening in our adoption process we thank you for taking the time to read our blog!
This morning in my devotions I had a great bible verse I just wanted to share it with all of you.
Then he took a child, had him stand among them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them, "Whoever welcomes one little child such as this in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not welcome Me, but Him who sent Me." Mark 9:36-37
I hope all of you have a great week
Dustin and Ashley
Friday, May 2, 2008
Homestudy
Last night we had our first home study it was so exciting to get to the next step! We thought it went very well. Basically all it consisted of was a ton of questions. Heidi our social worker wanted to know what has happened in our lives from the time we were born until today. Which was alot harder then i thought it would be, just because it is hard to remeber things that happend in our lives when we were younger. That is what last night consisted of.
Our next homestudy is on Wednesday May 7th so that is also exciting it is only 1 week away. We are excited to get the homestudy finished because that is when our profile book can go out to the birthmom's. We are almost finished with the profile book. We just have to write a letter to the birthmom's which we feel will take alittle time and alot of thought so we havn't done that yet.
Tommorrow we have a meeting in Blue Earth, MN. It is an all day orientation from 9-5 which explains the differant options in adoption. Also they have some parents there who have recently adopted to share their stories. We are really looking forward to the meeting!
Well that is all the news we have for now i hope you all have a great weekend!
Dustin and Ashley
Our next homestudy is on Wednesday May 7th so that is also exciting it is only 1 week away. We are excited to get the homestudy finished because that is when our profile book can go out to the birthmom's. We are almost finished with the profile book. We just have to write a letter to the birthmom's which we feel will take alittle time and alot of thought so we havn't done that yet.
Tommorrow we have a meeting in Blue Earth, MN. It is an all day orientation from 9-5 which explains the differant options in adoption. Also they have some parents there who have recently adopted to share their stories. We are really looking forward to the meeting!
Well that is all the news we have for now i hope you all have a great weekend!
Dustin and Ashley
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