March
21 2013
I’ve started weaving dreams of
the children we will adopt. The thoughts
are wide ranging, but one in particular stands out. I was thinking about how
our families will adjust to any adopted children that come into our home and
how they will be treated. While I
believe that they will be accepted there is a tiny worry that they won’t be
treated the same as Elliott is. I told
Cal the other day that if our adopted children are not treated equally to our
biological children, that the offending relatives will be removed from our
lives. Our immediate family comes first
no matter what, and these children will be brought up as our own in every
way. I’ll keep praying for guidance in
this next step of growing our family. I
love these children already, in spite of not knowing who he/she/they are.
The social worker called and asked to meet with us. She said we could meet tomorrow, or we have
to wait until after Easter (April 2nd) I talked to Cal, called her
back and asked to meet this afternoon. I think we're really going to have to work on patience through this process.
Meeting with the social worker was great.
She asked us our history; why we were looking to adopt. She explained the process to us (again) and
got us a package together as well as filled out criminal record checks for us
both. We had taken our adoption
application with us that we had already filled out online, and she accepted it,
and said that she would open our file.
Unfortunately the educational portion of the home study is in April, and
the course is fairly full already, so we may not be able to start the process
until September. She gave us literature
on fertility vs. adoption and a magazine from the AFABC (Adoptive Families
Association of BC). She recommended that we become members of the AFABC, which
we already have done.
We stopped by the church after our meeting to ask Mara if
she and Davin would be willing to be references (a formality, as we already
had them down and had turned in the paperwork)
She said a resounding yes before we ever told her what for, and she was
excited for us after we explained why.
We then came home and I called Rachelle to ask her the same question. She also answered yes before I was able to
tell her what we were planning. She
exclaimed that she had goose bumps and was over the moon excited for us. “A girl after my own heart” she said when I
explained that we were looking at the Waiting Children list rather than infant
adoption. What amazing friends we
have. We tried to call and Skype Andre,
but were unable to reach him.
Went to see my brother and sister in law Alan and Rhoda to discuss everything with
them. They also agreed to be references for us before we told them why. It is nice to know that everyone thinks so well of us :)
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