Hands

Dear Victoria,

The homestudy is officially out of our hands for now. We mailed all our documents to the agency, all the letters of referral are in the mail and our social worker estimated it will take about 2 weeks to get it written up. Then we will send an electronic copy to the placing agency and have them look it over to make sure we aren't missing anything. Once it looks good we will send to them to review and the next step will be to get registered with the government in your country.

It feels so good to have the homestudy on its way to completion. We were able to move things along pretty quickly thanks to Heavenly Father for leading us to the right people. We have truly been guided through everything so far and we know that He will continue to keep us on the path we need to be on to get to you.

One of the most common comments we get from people when they find out we are adopting you is, "You are going to have your hands full". My response is, "Thats what I have hands for". I often think back on the General Conference talk given by an apostle of our church, Elder Neil L. Anderson, titled "Children". This was one of my favorite talks this last conference. In his talk he quoted a mother that said, "Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling... It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for.”

I've always wanted to be a mother, and now that I am a mom, I love it even more than I could have ever imagined. Yes I have those difficult moments and hard days, but the good and happy days far outweigh them all. I can't wait till you are here and part of our family. We can go to the park and play, read stories, go swimming, the possibilities are endless.

Love Mommy