This is the culmination of 11 months of hard work! Doesn't it all look very official?? All of our paperwork now has pretty gold seals on it which means our dossier is complete and has been sent to our adoption agency for their review. Please pray that I did everything correctly! I would hate to have any more setbacks at this point! We are grateful to everyone who helped us get all these documents together. It was truly a joint effort.
Our agency will go through everything and make sure that all the documents are in order just the way Poland likes it. Unless you've made a dossier like this, you cannot understand the many many details that make up this packet. I was tempted to give up along the way, I was frustrated by the bureaucracy, I was defeated by the tediousness. But Kevin and I knew that at the end every paper cut would be worth it. I also felt a little sad because I knew that others along this same path had given up before they reached the goal, due to cost, or being overwhelmed, or many other factors. There are so many orphans that need mommies and daddies to give them a home. Kevin and I are honored, with God's help, to be able to say at the end of this process that there are two less orphans in the world.
Will you help us reach that goal? I have purchased a 1000 piece puzzle of a beautiful lake in Poland. It looks like this:
This is Morskie Oko Lake, in Tatras, Poland. The name "Morskie Oko"
translates to "Eye of the Sea". According to an old legend, the lake was
connected to the sea via an underground passage. The puzzle itself is made by Castorland Puzzles which is located in Cracow Poland.
We are giving you an opportunity to join us and help an orphan by buying a puzzle piece for $5.00! We will then write your name on the back of the puzzle. When all the pieces are sold we will assemble the puzzle, frame it, and hang it in our daughters' room. You may buy as many pieces as you like. We are using a site called youcaring.com to run the fundraiser. This is the link here. Thanks for your support!
The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15
