Emily from Embraced by Grace called this morning. It scared me when I saw that number on my phone because I automatically thought they found something they did not like. Thank God I was wrong! WE ARE APPROVED! Yeah! Praise the Lord! Jeff and I both feel so blessed to be with this agency! They are just wonderful! A true blessing!
They did not wait for the board to meet in 3 weeks they just push our application on through! I am sure excited! I have called Jeff and woke him up - he was very excited which is saying a lot for Jeff (those of you that know Jeff know he is very laid back) he said it was about time we got some positive news! I have called my parents and my Aunt and everyone is very excited again! It is such a wonderful feeling to know we are back on the right track! I am excited about Adoption again!
Thank you for all your support over the last couple of weeks! It has been fast and furious but God does answer prayers! Continue to pray for us! Pray for the Embraced by Grace staff as they work daily to find birth mothers that are in need and work to place the babies in Godly homes.
Also, pray for the director of our old agency. I will not name the agency here but just say a prayer. God knows who you are talking about. I am still not sure what is going on with that agency - I would like to believe that he has just come upon hard times and things are looking up but at any rate he needs God's guidance now more than ever. Pray for the other families involved with this agency. There are many, many heartbroken, financially drained couples that now have no where to turn. Most of them are so hurt and confused they can't move forward. Some have given up on growing their families through adoption! It is a said situation in more way than one!
Tomorrow we travel to Nashville for what could be Brittney's last cheer competition! You know I will be a bawling, squalling, mess! It will be a quick trip up and back tomorrow so pray for our safety! The girls and sponsors will leave today and spend the night. Pray for everyone safe travel and safe return! Go Chargers!
Sunday we have church at our church and then we go to Olivia's church. Conformation begins - I am not sure what all that means but evidently it is a several week process and Sunday is the beginning. We will have a full day!
Hope everyone has a great weekend! Thanks again for you support!
Showing posts with label Embraced by Grace. Show all posts
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Pray for us!
Jeff and I did our final phone interview with Embraced by Grace today. It went really well we think! They are super sweet and helpful! Something we are not used to at all - we are not even used to anyone answering our phone calls much less apologizing for calling 6 minutes late! We have been blessed to be involved with EBG thus far. Whether we are approved by them or not, the process has renewed our faith in adoption! It can be very daunting!
What happens now? EBG will talk to our references and make sure they all check out and then we go before the board for final approval. They meet the 3rd Tuesday of every month so they just met last week. We will wait to hear from them and pray! It will be very hard to wait that long but we don't have any choice! Emily promised to call as soon as they knew something!
Emily did say the only thing that may cause a "red flag" was the amount of time Jeff and I have been married. Almost 2 years is not very long and she said "they may look for more stability". Of course that makes me worried! The difference in our situation was Jeff and I knew coming in that we would not be able to have a biological child so we started the adoption process right away. Most couples do not know coming into the marriage and try for many years to get pregnant before they turn to adoption. We are praying that this doesn't cause a problem for us! If so, it was meant to be! We will "cross that bridge when we get to it" as my Grandmother used to say!
In the mean time, pray for me and Jeff. Pray for the board of directors at Embraced by Grace. Pray that me and Jeff will remain patient and understand. Most of you know patience is not my strongest character trait! Pray that the Embraced by Grace board will view our application with an open heart and mind and have an understanding that Jeff and I are committed to each other and our family for a lifetime! They are choosing families that will provide for infants for a lifetime! We totally understand their approval process and respect them 100%. We just pray that they will feel comfortable with me and Jeff!
Keep Praying!
What happens now? EBG will talk to our references and make sure they all check out and then we go before the board for final approval. They meet the 3rd Tuesday of every month so they just met last week. We will wait to hear from them and pray! It will be very hard to wait that long but we don't have any choice! Emily promised to call as soon as they knew something!
Emily did say the only thing that may cause a "red flag" was the amount of time Jeff and I have been married. Almost 2 years is not very long and she said "they may look for more stability". Of course that makes me worried! The difference in our situation was Jeff and I knew coming in that we would not be able to have a biological child so we started the adoption process right away. Most couples do not know coming into the marriage and try for many years to get pregnant before they turn to adoption. We are praying that this doesn't cause a problem for us! If so, it was meant to be! We will "cross that bridge when we get to it" as my Grandmother used to say!
In the mean time, pray for me and Jeff. Pray for the board of directors at Embraced by Grace. Pray that me and Jeff will remain patient and understand. Most of you know patience is not my strongest character trait! Pray that the Embraced by Grace board will view our application with an open heart and mind and have an understanding that Jeff and I are committed to each other and our family for a lifetime! They are choosing families that will provide for infants for a lifetime! We totally understand their approval process and respect them 100%. We just pray that they will feel comfortable with me and Jeff!
Keep Praying!
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