WE ARE APPROVED!!!!!!

We thought the day would never come, but WE ARE APPROVED!!! Yay!!!! The state of Texas has officially decided we are fit to be Foster/Adoptive Parents. In the grand scheme of things, 7 months is really a very short time period to be approved - a process that can typically take up to 12 months - but it sure has seemed like it took much longer. AND, we have only just begun our journey to becoming parents. But my goodness, it feels good to have gotten over this hurdle! :)

So the next step is to find out who our Case Worker is (we get a case worker and the children placed in our home have their own Case Worker), get to know that person so they know what kind of home we have, and wait for our first placement call. Of course, secretly I hoped that we would have the first placement call sometime this week, but I know the reality is that it will likely be more like the next month or so....or maybe more...who knows. But we are so glad to be at this point that we are reinvigorated to wait a little longer. God has this plan already laid out for us, so we will faithfully follow. I will continue to work on letting Him have that control, Patrick will keep supporting (encouraging me to release that white knuckled grip!) and calmly demonstrating that patience I strive to achieve.

We will surely keep you all updated on any news we have about our first placement!