Hague Training Complete/Reviewing Homestudy

Today we received confirmation that our adoption training is complete. This is a new requirement with the Hague convention and we had to take 10 hours of education regarding bonding, attachment and issues that may arise for children who have been in an orphanage. We also received our homestudy to review to make sure that there were not any errors. We are hoping to get the finalized copy this week so we can send it off to USCIS for an updated approval.

I also saw this poem today and wanted to share it.

Every call has a beginning.

A quiet moment when 

God whispers a promise to a mother's heart.

A holy place where a father bows and faithfully

accepts the journey set before him.

A miraculous morning that unexpectedly dawns

casting it's first light on a chosen threshold.

A closed door opens.

A sacred invitation sent by the Father

leads to the other side of the world.

Where lonely hearts stare out orphanage windows

praying for someone to care.......

And then one morning,

on an ordinary day

an orphan's life changes.

God sends them a second chance

through you.

-Author Unknown