Family Assessment Process

We have officially completed the first steps in our adoption journey and are moving on to the Family Assessment Process! On August 9th we attended an all day seminar in Modesto. It was incredibly informative and answered a lot of questions we had. We received a big binder full of great articles and helpful forms and pamphlets.

Yesterday, August 20th, we completed our first phone interview with our social worker. Now we are waiting to receive the family assessment paperwork, which needs to be completed and turned in within 2 months.

As you can imagine, there are costs involved throughout this whole process and we are excited to begin fundraising soon. We invite you to partner with us, if you feel led. The first fundraiser we are doing is through PartyLite! I (Miriam) LOVE candles, so this is going to be a fun one :-).

 
As a heads up...we also plan to have a yard sale at the end of September/beginning of October. So if you have any items you'd like to donate towards this yard sale, please let us know!!!

God has been opening our eyes more and more to the beauty of adoption. We are so amazed at how many people we are learning about that have been touched by adoption. In Miriam's last preschool class she had a child who was adopted. Now this year, she has already received encouragement through a new family in her class whose daughter was adopted. Not only that, but several co-workers of hers have family members who have either been adopted or been through the adoption process. It is a very exciting time and we are trusting in God's great plan for us!