Walmart trip to look for lights!

11-14-08

Hi everyone! I must say this has been a very hard week in some ways and awesome in others. Well we found out that even though the recommendation board decided for the termination of rights immediately, DSS will not seek to terminate until Donavan is 1 year old. That will be 7months. In the mean time we will on pins and needles because that still allows time for a family member to step in. Please keep us in your prayers. Donavan only knows us as his parents so at this point in his life it would be detrimental. This isn't even talking about Darrin and I. On a lighter note Darrin has been in Penn. since Sunday. He is flying in tonight and we have to go pick him up. He went up for an instructor's and master installation course which in turns also makes him a consultant. It was extremely hard for him. They went through 26 chapters in the first 2 days. He probably got all of 15 hrs sleep for the entire week. God did it though! He had to score above 90%. He made a 96% on his test today!! Well Zack is doing great. He is officially 12years old now! He really was relieved to know he would be with us until at least the summer if not longer.

Love you all for your encouragement and support!!! Thank you so much!!
Dobi

11-05-08

Well today has been trully exhausting and amazing. We went to the Review Board today in reference to Donavan. We were praying they would do a concurrent plan which means while the initial is reunification the Secondary is adoption. That would allow us to start the adoption process while in the waiting mode. Originally a child has to be in DSS care 15 months before they can legally have a biological parents rights terminated. However this is what our AWESOME GOD DID!! After all testimony was given at the hearing we were then addressed. We gave in detail of Donavan's wellbeing and devolpement. Then we informed them we were already approved through Region 3 Adoptions at DSS. We informed them of our Adoption worker's name and that we had all placements stopped. We explained we wanted to adopt Donavan as soon as he became legally free. At this point they asked us to step out. Aproximately 1 minute later we were asked to come back in for their official recommendation. Here it is: They recommended parental rights to be immediately terminated with no treatment plan allowance and for Donavan to become legally free as soon as possible for us to adopt!!!!!!!(this is very rarely ever done)

To God be all the glory
Now the next step is DSS has to petition a family court date to get a judge's approval of the recommendation to terminate rights since it is before the 15 months and an adoption refferal will be done and us start preliminary process for adoption. So the next significant date for us will be the Family Court date!!! It is up to the judge to say ok and terminate!!

Well this is about it for right now. Thank all of you for your love, prayers, and support!

Love
Dobin