A Tale of Two Agencies

We have been on a waiting list for a local adoption agency since 2 summers ago.  We were waiting for the agency to schedule an orientation.  Once we realized it may never happen, we started the process of foster-to-adopt with our current agency and four days after we got our foster home license, I got an unexpected email.  After all this time, the adoption agency scheduled an orientation for January 31st.  Is that not the craziest timing?!?!

I will definitely be at that meeting.  What does this mean for the other agency?  We don't have any idea.

Just when I think I have the next week, month, or year planned out perfectly, something like this happens.  A week ago I was sure that I would be receiving a foster-baby in March and start the process of weekly biological parent visitations at the agency, therapy sessions and lots of unknowns.  And now, I am going to a meeting about adopting a newborn from a local teenage mom.  I have no idea what my life will be like after our trip to France.  I have no idea what my life will be like tomorrow!

Either way, we are 95% sure that we will become parents this year - one way or another!  And we will continue to try and seize the day, no matter how stressed, content, happy, sad, or broke we are.

I have been so overwhelmed by this whole situation.  The other night, I realized how tense I was so I took an evening stroll to think and pray about everything.  Once I got moving, I realized my shoulders weren't as tight and I was walking with ease and felt peace in my heart.  Was I relaxing?  Maybe!

As I began to feel better, I started to look around and realized what a beautiful night it was.  I rarely take evening photos so I went home for the tripod and camera and headed back out to experiment with some night time photos in the neighborhood.

We will keep you posted!  Have a great weekend!