4-13-09
Hey everyone!! Wow it is hard to believe Donavan turned 10months Saturday. Would you like to know what his first word was? DA DA and he knows who that is!! Well I am hoping to start to be able to update more. Zack is doing absolutely great. I will surely miss him when he finally goes home. He has grown so much and is starting to have that teenage look now even though his birthday isn't til Nov. His parents just finished the last thing they had to do(I'm pretty sure they passed) If so he will probably go home the first or mid May. He has been with us 9months and you definitely get attached! Well here is the last with Donavan: We have a PPH Hearing at 3pm this Thursday before a judge. This is the first step in terminating rights. Dss is going to request the judge to suspend all visitation, terminate rights, and terminate all services to bio mom. It is very favorable!!! In fact the social worker already has most of the paperwork filled out to request the TPR Hearing one the order is in on Thurs. from the judge. Then we wait for about 2-4 weeks for the next hearing. Once that is done and the judge terminates rights there is a 30 day period then we have our lawyer start the process with getting a court date for the adoption finalization. While we are waiting on the 30 day period after the judge orders the termination is when we meet with Donavan's adoption worker and sign the adoption paperwork we have to take to our lawyer. Sound like a lot yet it is very nerve racking I must confess because each step is contingent on the other! Savanah our 6year old little girl is making progress. She will be with us a few more weeks. It sounds as though Zack and Savanah will leave about the same time. Well that is about it for right now. I'll try to post after the hearing Thursday to let everyone know how it goes. Please pray for us this is a very critical important step in getting started. Love to you all!!!
History
Well we actually started this journey February 2005. This is when we received a packet in the mail for no reason with pictures of children in the state system in need of adopted families. Now I will say that two days prior, my husband and I saw a billboard with a child's picture needing a forever family; this is what God used to spark the interest. That is when Darrin and I started discussing in extent about adoption. We spent alot of days together in prayer and seeking Gods confirmation. We did not want to walk into something just based on an emotion that would change. We needed to know this was God's purpose for us. We are unable to have children of our own; and honestly up to this point we were very content in our marriage. Then God decided this was the path He wanted us on. March of 2005 we contacted our local Department of Social Services and requested information. We had our application,fingerprints, references, pictures, along with background information finally turned in by May of 2005. So we have been on this journey for over 3 years. Now I must say 8 months was spent in building a house due to the trailer we lived in just would not pass all the fire codes. I must say God has taught us a great deal through this process. We have learned so much from the people God has put in our path to help us, encourage us, and pray for us. Most of all Darrin and I have become much more dependant on the Lord Jesus. It can be very discouraging at times than at others it can be the most rewarding thing you could experience. My husband has said we have been pregnant waiting on our children for such a long time that as they walk through our door for the first time we are not going to know how to act!
Meet our Dogs
Meet our Dogs:
The Black Dog is Cole. I guess you could say he is the lead.
The Brown Dog is Duke. I guess you could say he is the loyal but not very smart one.
Then there is LITTLE BIT. Yes you guessed it; she is the one under the covers on the couch. From her point of view she does not believe she is a dog.
