Just waiting

Well right now we are just waiting for our fingerprints to come back from the FBI before we can update our homestudy. We did just recieve some paperwork in the mail to sign and return but our last name were spelled wrong!! No biggie as things can be fixed. Not much else we can do but wait for now. We'll keep everyone one updated so keep on praying for us.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
Robert Collier

Now to wait

We had a very good day yesterday, well any day you only work a 1/2 day is a good day ;-). We went to our appointment, pretty much an informative meeting and to get needed paperwork started. After our meeting we updated our FBI fingerprints, much different this time. Instead of going to the local police station and mailing in your prints you now register online, make your $40 per person payment then go to the nearest fingerprinting location. It's now much more costly but it was quick and easy and they send the prints via the internet to the FBI. Now we wait 4-6 weeks for our clearances then finish updating our homestudy. So for now we are waiting on others to do paperwork.
We finished up our day by going to the Erie Seawolves Baseball game (Detroit Tigers farm team). there was lots of babies and little children there, we dream of the day we can take our little one to the game. After the game we came home and watched my Boston Celtics win game one against the Detroit Pistons.
It was a very good day for us, we know things are a little ways off but we are doing everything we can to keep things moving along.
Keep on praying for us and we are praying for EVERYONE who is waiting to meet their child.

We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.
Helen Keller

Just Updating

The title says it all Sandy and I have just been having paperwork updated. With our 171H expiring in June we had already updated our Child Abuse and Criminal background clearances. Friday we updated our medicals and this week we are getting our FBI fingerprinting done and that is all we need to update our homestudy!! Our caseworker Lisa should only have to do 1 more visit and we will be all set. The house is ready for a little spring cleaning anyways so just a little dusting is really all that is needed. Well that's it for now I'm off to read other blogs, hopefully by the end of the year we will have positive news to Share.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!

We just wanted to take the time to say Happy Mothers Day!! to all of the MOMS, Adoptive Moms, Moms in waiting and every new Mom meeting their child for the 1st time. We especially want to thank each and every Birth Mom it is you who have made so so many Dreams come true. Here is a poem I found written by an Adoptive mom I want to share I couldn't say it any better myself.
HOW CAN WE SAY THANK YOU

We wish to set today aside
and thank God for our son,
He's made our lives complete at last
our hearts beat now as one.

We wish to thank the couple
who have set our child free,
Who have chosen us to be the best
parents we could be.

We promised them a lifetime
of love to give their son,
We'll never ever let them down
for he's our precious one.

We also made a promise
but this one to our son,
We promise him a future filled
with love, laughter and fun.

We're a family now forever
and life is simply grand
The three of us will walk through life
together hand in hand...

Copywrite 2003
Dianne R. Forlenzo

I wrote this poem & dedicate it to our son's wonderful birthparents. We are forever grateful for their gift!! xoxo

Why we NEVER GIVE UP!!!

The quote in my last post was taken from the blog of a waiting Vietnam family. Sandy and I just want everyone to know you are in our thoughts and prayers as we have heard Vietnam has closed most all Adoptions.
Three weeks ago today we got the bad news and we were crushed, we didn't know what we would do or if we could even bring ourselves to try once again. We have been trying to have a child for 15 years and honestly were ready to give up. Last thursday we had just about given up and then something happened!! Even though it is still a long way from happening and we have so much to do we have HOPE.

When you are down to nothing
God is up to something

Things happen for a reason so don't ever give up.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Dale Carnegie

Today our dossier arrived back to us although it was disheartening something else arrived today. That is the card in the picture above so many people have sent us prayers and support and for Donnie and Misty to take the time and trouble to send this Beautiful card and Well Wishes means so much to us Thank You So So Much.
This is why we carry on and never give up with so much support and prayers we keep on trying and hope one day our story will have a happy ending.

The first and most important step toward success is the feeling that we can succeed.
Nelson Boswell

:-)

When you are down to nothing
God is up to something

Still Working on our Dream

Just wanted to let everyone know that this weekend we recieved some hope. I really can't say much as things are still a long ways off. Right now we are working on having our homestudy changed from international to one that meets Pennsylvania's Adoption requirements and taking the steps needed to make our dream come true.

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Richard Bach

The power of Prayer

I was just reading our good friends Suzannes blog and she was saying how much the comments people leave each day mean so much.
So many people have been leaving comments and sending E-mails it really gives us inspiration to move on when we feel like giving up.
We are still moving on exploring all our options. It's hard starting all over, it's been just over 2 weeks since the call and we feel like we should be landing in Almaty right now but here we are sitting in front of a pile of familiar paperwork.
The power of Prayer is a powerul thing keep on leaving comments no matter how small or simple, each means so much to us, we know with everyones support we can turn this negative into a positive.
We've come to far to give up now our child is out there somewhere we will find you.

Don't let go of your dreams. If you have determination and belief in your dreams, you will succeed in spite of your desire to let go.
Catherine Pulsifer