For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7

PARTY OF FIVE!!!!!

PARTY OF FIVE!!!!!

How God is Moving

  • 10-21-13 Charlie's Adoption is finalized!!!
  • 10-9-13 Home Visit from the GAL
  • 8-15-13 Charlie comes home from NICU
  • 7-15-13 Charlie is welcomed into our arms
  • 6-23-13 Charlie is born
  • 5-15-13 Call from Marion about baby boy due in September
  • 5-3-13 All supporting documents received to update our home study
  • 4-15-13 We officially retain Ray Godwin as our adoption attorney
  • 4-12-13 After months of prayer, we meet with Ray Godwin to discuss his adoption practice
  • 11-5-12 After a failed placement, we re-enter the waiting family pool
  • 10-23-12 We are selected and meet a potential birth mother
  • 9-24-12 Home Study approved and our Family Profile is live on the Bethany site
  • 8-24-12 Domestic Training Class
  • 6-26-12 Decision made to move to Bethany's Domestic Program
  • 6-25-12 Final Home Study Visit - We discuss moving to Domestic Program
  • 6-14-12 Conference Call with Haiti Team - We learn that Haiti Program is considered High Risk due to delays with vote to move to Hague Compliance.
  • 5-24-12 Third Home Study Visit
  • 5-14-12 Second Home Study Visit
  • 5-2-12 First Home Study Visit
  • 3-20-12 Pre Study Documents mailed to Columbia Bethany Office. We are working on completing the online training and required reading assignments.
  • 3-3-12 Receive packet of forms from Columbia office and begin completing them and starting training.
  • 2-11-12 Formal Application submitted to Bethany!!
  • 2-17-12 Formal Application is approved!
  • 1-26-12 We submit our Creche Application via Bethany to the orphanage in Haiti. Approval time takes 2-3 weeks!
  • 2-10-12 Creche Application Accepted by GLA. We are invited to submit a Formal Application with Bethany!
  • 1-23-12 Our Pre-Application is approved and we are invited to complete the Creche Application.
  • 1-21-12 We decide to begin the adoption process through Haiti and submit at Pre-Application through Bethany Christian Services.
  • 2009-2011 God stirs our hearts about growing our family. We consider many different avenues to adoption. Picking it up and laying it down. But God wouldn't let us rest!
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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Domestic Update

We found out during our beach trip that we will be able to attend the next Domestic Adoption Training class on August 24 in Columbia. This is a huge blessing as many families are waiting to get into this training that is only offered to three families in the state every other month. It is an all day training where we will get to meet with birth mothers, adoptive parents, lawyers, and Bethany social workers who will share more information with us about their experiences and the adoption process. 


In the meantime, I am working on compiling our Family Profile Book which is a scrapbook of photos and words about our family. Expectant mothers will view our profile book in order to select our family. Since our home study is complete, once we have this profile book complete and submit a few other items like getting finger printed and sending in a few other forms we should be ready to enter into the pool of potential families come the end of August!


The average wait time until an expectant mother and family are matched is about 10 months! So....we are eagerly awaiting our newest Snyder!!! When we began this journey back in January, we were thinking Haiti and perhaps a sibling group - now we see that God has closed that door for now and is leading us to probably just one child and most likely a newborn!!! Oh what a ride this is!


The truth of this Proverb is very real to us right now! To Him be the glory!!


Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
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