It seems the first leg of our wait is now over! Derrick received an email last night (at 11 p.m.) from our temporary adoption worker that we were accepted by the committee last Thursday and have been put into circulation for our adoption! This means that our profile and DVD are available to be matched to any birth mother in central Illinois!
We are really excited about finally being here and now look forward to the next goal, being chosen and meeting the newest addition to our family! When we began the process, we were told that from this point we have a wait of on average two months to three years. This means that things could change dramatically for us very soon, or we could have a couple of years before that happens. I continue to be encouraged by those friends and family members who often remind us that they are praying for us and the birth family because they know that God has His hand in the outcome!
We meet up with our temporary adoption worker sometime next week to sign final paperwork. We are grateful that we have been assigned to the worker in Bloomington, as she was at all of our Home Study meetings. Although we haven't met one on one with her, she and Derrick do have a connection to PA. that they discussed back in the Spring. This is great, because she will hopefully remember who we are and be able to quickly learn more about our case. See...God is even in the small things...like meeting someone with connections to Pine Grove, PA!
Next step...our good friend from college is planning on coming to visit in a couple of weeks. His main goal will be to help Derrick finish mudding and taping the drywall and paint the nursery...now I just have to settle on a paint color!
Thank you again for your prayers! You all are a blessing to us! Corey and Derrick
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