Asking for God's favor

SO much stressed has been relieved... Then as soon as possible I got sick with an INSANE stomach flu. So, that is why I am updating this a few days later than I anticipated. I was down for the count... but I am getting back "up" and revisiting the beauty of what God did for our homestudy.

Our homestudy was April 5th at 10am... our house was not perfect but it was prepared. WE were prepared. Finally this huge hurdle in our minds was going to be here, someone would come into our home and judge if we were fit to be parents. In our minds it was this HUGE dramatic, personal overtaking but in reality she just came in and talked with us, saw our hearts and how ready we were to be parents. She looked through our home, (not with the white glove that I was half expecting) and she was just so genuinely excited for us! It was amazing hearing her talk about previous clients... people who showed her drugs they were growing, people who were only one half wanted to be parents, people who had absolutely NO business in becoming parents... As she spoke about it I was shocked and immediately felt relieved... Our hearts were and are in the right place, we aren't perfect but we want to love on this little man who is about to enter our lives... and I believe because of God she saw that. After we answered the last questions she had asked about our families, she packed up her things and excitedly said "You two do not have to worry about a thing, you have absolutely passed your home study" We were SO excited and as she exited our front door she said "Now, after I leave I want you to countdown from 3 and celebrate! You are at least halfway there! I wanna hear screams of JOY!" She closed the door and Joey and I closed our eyes...

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! God has provided, YET again! We immediately went to lunch at applebees and had a wonderful little celebration... we were one more step closer, one more HUGE step closer to holding baby parks in our arms, one HUGE step closer to being delirious, sleep and shower deprived human beings. We honestly couldn't have been more excited. THEN the birth mother had called me, she had just sat down and signed all the adoption paperwork with a social worker down in Sacramento. It was all signed, there is a whole other step that got us closer to being parents. WHAT!!!!!???


OH MY GAWSH!

I sure hope you can feel my excitement because I am just BEAMING with excitement even just writing this all down. My favorite part was later when Joey turned to me and said something like: "You know, I don't know why I am so surprised that it all went so well, I asked God for favor during the homestudy, and he gave it. I shouldn't be so surprised at God's goodness."

And that friends and family is the whole meaning, the whole point of becoming parents. Asking God what we should do and how we should do it. and having faith that his plan is always better than one that we can come up with. So, we have done the final tally and still need to come up with 1300.00 for the rest of the adoption. Pray for us. We know God will provide through more work for both Joey and I, and through any donations that may still come in. God knows how he's going to do it. :-) I have no fear in that.


These are a few photos of our "Pre-homestudy preparedness" Stuffs:

I went to the library and checked out a TON of books on babies and breast feeding. this one so far has been very helpful. none of them are all that helpful though for an adoptive momma who really wants to bond with baby through breast feeding. I've been using my pump and it's a LOT more difficult than I ever imagined. Another thing to pray about. I have so much respect for breastfeeding mothers... they're amazing.

His little closet...

We received this little pack and play bassinet as a gift already from a family member. It's so fun having it set up in our room. I'm going to be taking it with me to Sacramento for when he comes but I can't bring myself to take it down quite yet.

Everyone meet Wendell and Bunny foo foo. Soon to be very good friends of baby Parks :-) Both of these little animals have special places from where they came from. I sure hope he loves them.

more books.

Found this baby for 13 bucks! Couldn't pass up the owls...

This was Hunter's and his little brother Forrest' and was passed down to us. It's a good one... I can't wait for him to play with it. It's SO fun having all this baby stuff in our living room, it's like a physical reminder that he's actually coming!

Thank you for your prayers, your love, and excitement for us. We are so blessed and DEEPLY appreciate each of you for everything you have done. 

Love, 

KayC and Joey