And we are off

I guess you can say we are in full throttle of the paperwork race. Our home study packet is in the hand of Fed Ex to be delivered in the next day or so.

Some people ask, what is in a home study packet?

 

     Application

    Auto biography for each of this (Turned out to be 9 pages each)

     Cultural plan

    Transracial Parenting plan

    Pictures of our family (Yes that includes Elmo)

    Shot records for the cat

    Medical exam forms

    5 reference letters, some from co-workers, friends and family members

    A list of everywhere we have lived since we were 18

    The ok to do a background check

1   Copies of all insurance policies, drivers license, marriage certificate, and our birth certificates

    Our family budget

    A list of all of our Debts. Praise God this list is short! Thanks Dave Ramsey  

    911 records for the past 5 years

I know there are a few things I am missing. We still have to do our finger prints, get my medical form back, a septic tank inspection, and a list of all of our assets.

It has been quite the process to put all of this together. This list might seem a bit easy when you look at it, but putting it all together, getting things notarized and making sure everything was correct was a task.

Now we are in deep clean mode. The next step is for everything to be evaluated and then we have a social worker come and make four visits to our house. Please be in prayer for this process. It is daunting to know that someone will be coming into your house to determine if you are fit to be parents.

During this time, we will also begin the work for what has to go to China. More to come on that.

Thanks for walking this journey………..

Jennifer