waiting...

Hey, friends! 

We are a little overdue for an update but with school starting back in August we have been a bit busier than we were this summer ;) 
Here's what's been happening in our adoption process:
The week of August 19, Gareth and I went to New Orleans USCIS (Citizenship and Immigration Services) for fingerprinting. I made a remark to Gareth to make sure he left his gun in the car, but he had to quickly return to the car once the security guards found mace in my purse!:)

But we got in and got it done! That was a Wednesday. That Friday, we mailed our dossier to Jana, our social worker in Birmingham. She then mailed it to Hungary! It will be translated and processed there.

And now we're waiting!

There are only a few families in front of us. We were told that one family is waiting to adopt a girl, and two families are waiting for sibling groups. We have not felt led toward any specific preferences (boy or girl, individual or siblings, etc.). Because of this, our paperwork could go through faster, depending on who is available for adoption. This is exciting for us because we are looking forward to what God has in store for our family!

So the next step for us is to receive a referral of which child is ready to be adopted. 

While we are waiting on the details of how old our child is and how many we might get, we are still selling t-shirts (see design here) and Apparent Project bracelets to help raise money. 

We have recently started selling these Mississippi door hangers for $25.

We also have a co-worker who is hosting a Thirty-One catalog party during the first two weeks of October (1st through 15th) to benefit our adoption. I will post the link when it is available!

Please pray with us while we are in the season of waiting:

-Wisdom to make a decision when we receive a referral

-Patience as we wait for the dossier to be processed

-That we would continue to receive funding through grants and donations

-God's timing in travel

We cannot say thank you enough for your prayers and support!