Different Perspectives

Last week was our final HomeStudy meeting. A HomeStudy is simply where a licensed agency compiles much general and very personal data into one report. There are 4 required meetings to gather such info and evaluate us. Once that is compiled and approved, it can be sent to USCIS(immigration) so that they can pre-approve us bringing home Baby Girl from China. Yep, we need their permission, too.

So the different perspectives title of this entry refers to those people we have to inconvenience to sign and notarize forms. To us it's one step closer to China and realistically it is just a signature and stamp. To them it's usually an...."I don't think we do that" and if they accidentally find out that they can--it takes several days or weeks to get it done. So I(Deb) have decided to try and think about others' motives for asking me to do slightly inconvenient tasks before backing away as a first response--who knows, maybe they are looking to get one step closer to something very important in their lives.

Today I mailed out our USCIS 800a form with a big money order, and really nothing happens until we hear back from them and it could take a few months. We will, however continue to gather the rest of our Dossier(fancy word for a bunch of papers we need that prove who we are and are authenticated).

Shannon and Austin are excited about a Baby Sister and we talk about her all the time. We all pray for Baby Sister and realize she could already be born and living in an orphanage or foster care. Hmmmmmmmmm.

Deb & Dwayne