Where are we?

The question we get asked so often is "Where are we?" Everything that we are doing is behind the scenes right now.

First, we are fundraising! This will be an on going process. We have been blessed so far with amazing friends who opened a GoFund Me account for us.

https://www.gofundme.com/qzvexyks

We feel so blessed each time we get a notification that a donation has been added to our account. We are blown away by donations given on the GoFund Me account and handed to us in person. We can not begin to thank each of you enough!


I mentioned, last week, my fabulous friend Laura is doing an online Younique fundraiser for us. Laura is so graciously donating ALL of her proceeds to us! The party will end on Saturday. If you are interested, I have provided the link below! Feel free to share the link with any of your friends or family.

https://www.youniqueproducts.com/LauraGuenther/party/3894592/view

Upcoming fundraiser: My mom and I will be organizing a bake sale for the FunFest at our church in May. More dates to follow!

Second, we are checking things off of our home study list. Our current progress is listed below!

Adam FBI Clearance (waiting for return, finger prints are taken)
Adam Child Abuse Clearance 
Adam PA Clearance 
Michelle FBI Clearance  (waiting for return, finger prints are taken)
Michelle Child Abuse Clearance 
Michelle PA Clearance 
Michelle FL Clearance 
Adam and Michelle Phycological Evaluation (continuing our search to find someone to do this... its proved harder than expected! Please pray we are able to find someone with knowledge on how to do this paperwork and accepts our insurance!)
Adoption Trainings (Starting THIS week!)
Draw a Map of the home and provide directions
Copy of Adam's Birth Certificate
Copy of Michelle's Birth Certificate 
Copy of Marriage License 
Adam Personal Data Form 
Michelle Personal Data Form 
Financial Statement
Adam Medical Report (Going Thursday!)
Michelle Medical Report 
Adam Blood Work (Thursday)
Michelle Blood Work 
Adam TB Test 
Michelle TB Test 
Adam Employment Verification 
Michelle Employment Verification 
Duty of Disclosure Form 
Adam Residence From 
Michelle Residence Form 
Direct Service Fee Form 
Household Compensation Form 
Corporal Punishment Form 
Medical Conditions Checklist 

PHEW! As you can see we are working diligently to complete the paperwork needed to turn in to our social worker. Once everything is turned in we need to pay for our home study. Many of the things on this list have already costs money (hundreds of dollars). Everything needs to be notarized also! The fundraising will help pay for our home study.


Please, continue to ask any questions you may have. We might not always have the time to answer it right them but we will absolutely answer it! We want this process to be explained for all people, not so that you know all that we are doing necessarily but, that people understand the process. We also want people surrounding us know that it may seem like we are just waiting right now, but we aren't... not yet. We have heard this is a hurry up and wait process. We are still in the hurry up part of our home study. When everything is turned in, we wait for the home study to be scheduled!

Until then... let the hurrying up and fundraising continue!