Trekking to the finnish line!

Hey friends!

We had our last meeting with our social worker yesterday. Yay!  Soon our file will be submitted to the state and hopefully we'll be approved as an adoption family!  The state could take anywhere from a week to 50+ days... hopefully we'll be on the shorter end of that time frame.

After the state approves us, our social worker will begin to send us referrals for children.  Oh my goodness!!!  It could be very soon that we meet our little girl! After all this time, it seems unfathomable... but we're nearing the finish line!

Thank you so much to everyone who has been on this journey with us.  We love and appreciate you all!  And, of course, I'll keep you updated here with any news.

LOVE (((HUGS))) BLESSINGS

Jenn

Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-CHANGES....

Hey Friends!

I know I haven't shared any adoption information in a while, but things have actually been pretty crazy on the adoption front.  We had to make some major changes.  The biggest change is that we have switched from International Adoption to Domestic Adoption.  

This change did not come easy and there were many contributing factors.  If you'd like to know the crux of the reason, feel free to contact me.  I certainly don't mind sharing, but it would be lengthy to type it all out in this post.  As tough as the decision was, we know the International door was closed for a reason --- God has other plans.

I was pretty heartbroken about the switch, but I will say since making the change we have really seen God's hand moving extremely fast.  Doors are flying open and everything is moving along 1000x smoother than it ever has in the past 2+ years that we've been on this adoption journey.  In fact, it is a possibility that we could have our little girl here by the end of summer!!!  Please continue to pray!

Thanks so much for supporting us through this adoption journey!  Speaking candidly, I do not think our adoption story will end with this little girl.  My heart is to continue and adopt more children in need of a loving home!  But we'll see what God's plan is.  We know His heart is for every orphan to have a loving home and it is our job to be the hands and feet, doing what we can for the ones who need it the most.

Love (((HUGS))) Blessings!

Jenn

Rocked the Home Study!

Hey friends,

We had our home study just a few weeks ago and we totally rocked it!  Actually, it was a lot easier than we anticipated... even easier than friends who had adopted told us it would be. 

In the meantime, I have been researching different adoption grants that we can apply for.  I have a nice long list and as soon as we have our home study write up completed, we can begin applying for them.  The grants range from around $500 to as much as several thousand dollars in some cases.  Please be praying that we receive as many of these grants as possible!

We have been busy fundraising since the last letter we sent.  Currently we are at $13,000.  We're almost half way there; can you believe it?!?!  We feel so blessed to have reached this amount, but we still have a long way to go and we can certainly use your help!!!

Right now we are having another t-shirt fundraiser.  We have two different t-shirt designs for sale.  They are made from that super soft t-shirt material so I know you'll love them!  Adult sizes S-XL $20.00.  (XXL $22.00)  Please contact me to order your shirts and I'll ship them to you ASAP! (jenniferhartz@live.com)

This process has been very long and grueling so far, but we want to thank each and every one of you for coming on this journey with us.  Along with your prayers for grants, please be praying that the rest of the process will go smoothly and as quickly as possible!

Thanks so much to each and every one of you!!!

LOVE (((HUGS))) BLESSINGS

Jenn