Home Study Update

It was only about a year ago that our Home Study was finalized. In some ways it doesn't seem possible that it's been a year already, yet in other ways it feels like a lot longer.

Since January 1st I've been trying to be much better about writing in my 5 year journal. As I have been writing each day, these are some of the things that have stood out to me from the previous year: January 11, 2015 Tyler had an elder meeting to talk about a few potential lead pastor candidates. January 13, 2015 I spent some time looking at our finances, the housing market and if it was a possibility to sell our house. January 16, 2015 we got a call from our agency saying we'd been approved for two children.

And now back to today, January 20th, 2016. We begin our Home Study update tomorrow. Tyler has a new position, we moved and now we have one boy within our sights. All of these items will be updated. We are hoping to have this update completed by March. I don't know what all an update entails, but I'm ready to get working so that we can be as current as possible when our referral actually does come!

We have had to change our Home Study agency due to staffing changes at our prior agency. I'm not nervous, but it does make me a little more anxious than I'd like to admit. Someone we don't know and have never met will be coming into our home tomorrow. It seems interesting to me that someone from outside my world is going to come in and examine my family and my home. In some ways I understand how it's good for someone to come in with no bias. On the other hand I wonder how well they can really know what they need to know about us. So yes, I may not be a nervous wreck, but I'm for sure going to go and dust now!



Penny made this on our white board the other day. She said it was for her little brother so that when he came home it would help him remember his brother and sisters names. I love how the kids think of him and pray for him. Thought I'd share that little tidbit too. :)