I promised a real update, so here goes.
We're waiting. We haven't heard anything.
That's my update! :) Exciting, huh?
We're just stuck in the waiting game right now.
We haven't heard anything from the agency. I do have more profiles to drop off sometime this week, so I'm hoping to talk with them and see if there are any updates. While I am very thankful that we went with this agency, due to the fact that it's a Christian agency and with Dave being a minister, they let us list for free, I just hate the fact that we don't know anything or get updates. I've heard that this is how it goes with most agencies, but it's hard not knowing if anything is happening.
I did talk with the people at Florida Baptist Children's Home. In order to adopt through them, we would have to go through their home study process and take 30 hours of classes through them. While I have no desire to go through all of that again, their cost is about half of what we are expecting through the other sources. We would not be able to start any of that until April, due to the one of the ladies being on maternity leave. This gives us some time to think about it and figure out if we want to go that avenue or not. She said the wait time, once the home study and classes are finished, in normally three months, although this is not a given.
No emails or anything from the attorney or social worker with any possible situations. :(
I looked through some waiting children the other day. Probably not a good idea for me to do that, because it breaks my heart to see these children waiting for families. Most of them need families that are able to provide things we cannot provide, like a parent that stays home or a family where they will be the only child, etc. Many of them have emotional issues or medical problems and lots of them are part of sibling groups, normally three or more. It still breaks my heart.
We haven't won the lottery or anything to provide the money to adopt, but we will find a way. While in Virginia, we had some family members encourage us and let us know that they are so happy for us. It's just a reminder that this is the path that we are meant to be on, even though it's not easy or pleasant. Dave and I have been talking about different things that we can do to make it happen.
Here are some questions for you! I'd love some input!
We've talked about doing some fundraising, setting up an tax-deductible account, t-shirts, etc.
Is it bad if we do this?
Does it make us into a charity case?
Is it worth the effort?
Do you have any ideas for us?
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All good ideas. Get some info from a tax person about a tax deductible donation. I'm not sure that is a possibility, but I don't really know. Sock every penny away for the next few months. It will add up fast. Dave needs to design a tshirt to sell. Mom V.
Before we knew which road our adoption process would take, I stressed over the money. I researched so many different options and as I was reading your blog I thought I would offer a couple that came to mind.
-Use your photography talent. You can do portraits; families, individuals, even pets. You could even do digital only (email the pictures only) and allow people to give you a donation, instead of a set fee. If you time this right, there are a lot of photo-worthy holidays coming up (Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, etc.) You could also check with local daycares, schools, sports teams, etc.
- Host a "nation-wide adoption yard sale" in the spring. Ask friends and family to have a yard sale in your honor. If everyone does it on the same weekend, you might be able to get the local newspaper to run a story about it. I know that there are a lot of people that would like to help you all and this would allows us to.
I hope these help jumpstart some more creative ideas.
Kelli-Those are awesome suggestions! Thanks SSSOOO much! :)
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