This is our first official post! We are so excited to begin this journey!
Right now we are most looking forward to the adoption event sponsored by Home for Good Ministries coming up next weekend. We heard about Home for Good through a friend of ours, Pam. She and her husband are legal guardians for their granddaughter Madi, who is active in Zach's jr. high ministry. They also recently adopted their younger granddaughter. Pam joined a group of others who were passionate about fostering and adoption, and they joined forces to form a local advocacy group. We attended a committee meeting for Home for Good Ministries in March, and it was there we learned about their bi-annual informational event for prospective parents just like us! Our church is also starting a new ministry for foster & adoptive parents which we are very excited to be a part of.
As of right now we believe we'll be working with Lilliput Children's Services to proceed with our adoption. We have an orientation meeting scheduled for May 20th. (www.lilliput.org) If all goes well we will begin the application and home study process which can take 3-6 months. After that we'll be available to have a child placed with us! We can't wait!!!
We have decided to adopt a child 12 months or younger. We do not have a preference as to boy or girl, or to racial ethnicity. Can you believe we won't have a PLAN?!?! :-)
