Moving....

This picture helps me remember what the warmth of the sun on my skin feels like and how much I wish I was under that sun right now!
So the process has inched forward, if only for now.
Our Home Study is complete but has not been handed over to us officially yet because we have not had a placing agency to name. Because we don't have our official HS that means we cannot file our I-600A form; which is for USCIS. This is our next big step and one that we are ready to take. We just got word last week that Hope House now has a lawyer who has processed hundreds of adoptions and is willing to work with us! We also found out that an agency in Kentucky is willing to work with us and to process our adoption! These are both huge steps and we are so thankful!
We will be connecting with the agency today and authorize them to contact our social worker so she can complete and release our Home Study; then we can file the I-600A form....it can take up to 3 months to get approval. When we receive that approval we can then submit our dossier to Haiti and be officially waiting. We've been told the wait time could be as short as 10-18 months but we also know there are other circumstances that can prolong the process. This is where faith and trust step in...
One step closer is one step closer and for that I am happy.