Faith, Family, & Adoption

I have decided we are trying to adopt from the foster care system in perhaps the worst.possible.time.ever.

It makes me giggle actually.

It’s like a bad sitcom.

While we were on our summer vacation to paradise this summer, we found …

Last week I had a rough day.  I looked one of my BFFs in the face over dinner and I told her I was done…..

I want to …

So many of you sweet blog followers email me and ask about our adoption journey. The fact that total strangers even care about our adoption journey just blesses my socks off.  Thank you.

Well, we continue to just take this longgggggggggggggg …

So a social worker from Jackson County came to visit our home this week. This was literally the first step in our foster-to-adopt process.  We do not live in Jackson County, but are choosing to get certified in that county …

Because so many of you are so kind enough to ask, I …

The latest on our adoption journey can be read here:

http://themagicbrushinc.blogspot.com/2013/01/we-finally-have-tiny-bit-of-news-our.html

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There are several previous posts including:http://themagicbrushinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/our-first-appointment-with-foster-care.html

We are stepping over the threshold of fear at http://themagicbrushinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/adoption-update-stepping-over-threshold.html

My word of the year = courage at http://themagicbrushinc.blogspot.com/2012/01/word-of-year-for-me.html

I am …

……Continued from part 1. Click here if you missed it.

Warning: this post is long. With few pictures. And many references to crazy conversations I have with God.

I do hope you read it.

So after months of paperwork …

When we began our paperwork to adopt domestically last October…..I had a friend tell me to “hold on for the ride…it’s a roller coaster”.

Another friend told me “adoption is pain”.

Turns out….they were both right.

We just had our …