Adoption news for the week

Well, the saying goes "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." What that saying fails to mention is all the other thousands of steps it takes before reaching the desired destination!

Our adoption journey has been a series of many steps - some big, some small. Sometimes it seems like a sprint, and sometimes a marathon. I guess it really is a marathon because even when the adoption is finalized, our journey with our new family member will just be beginning.

This week was one of those bigger steps - our main home study meeting! Yes, that meeting about which so many adoptive parents obsess about. We were no exception! :) Mark took the day off to catch up on some work outside, and I cleaned and cleaned all day! I think we could have just about entertained the Queen after all of that! And yes, what they say is true. At the homestudy, they are much more concerned about your providing a safe home and a loving family than they are if you have dust on your baseboards!

And, yes, the meeting went great! Mostly, our social worker had questions about how we felt about certain issues now that we have learned more about open adoption, and also questions about how we felt about certain situations or what kinds of circumstances we felt that we were open to. Lots of talking, and yes Mark did his share! (for those of you who know my quiet husband!) :)

We have had such a positive experience thus far! All the people that we have worked with at the agency have been so professional and sweet and helpful! We are excited to find out just where the next step in the journey will lead us!