Wednesday Talkin’

So, I’ve been wanting to post an update to my last post about our adoption path but I’ve been wanting to add a picture that’s still not online yet.  I’ve decided to go ahead and post an update and I’ll add the picture later.

Last Wednesday, we were able to talk to the caseworker for Ricky and James.  We had four page (double spaced) list of questions that we came up with over the weekend.  She spent an hour answering our questions.  It seems what was worst case scenario in our minds is not quite the case.  Though both boys face many challenges.  The conversation brought some interesting insights.  We also found out that the selection staffing where they hear from several families workers and select the prospective adoptive home, will be March 24.

Since the call was longer than we expected it to be, Cody had to quickly scurry back to work.  I could tell then though he was still dragging his heels.  He still wasn’t sure he was interested.  At lunch, we got to talk about it a little and he confirmed exactly that.

We had soup supper at church that night before our Lenten service.  Most of the time Cody goes straight towards one of his hunting buddies to talk about (big surprise) hunting.  But, last Wednesday, his buddy was helping his granddaughter with her math homework.  We weren’t sure whether to expect my parents or not so we sat off by ourselves in order to leave room and not disturb them while working on homework.

It turned out to be quite a blessing.  We talked more about Ricky and James and adoption.  I could see that God was beginning to open Cody’s heart.  We talked about the things we heard that day.  We talked about naming.  We talked about people we knew who we’d want to contact for help if selected.  We also talked about how both of us are beginning to feel that this is the end of our journey.  We both really feel that if not selected for these kids, we’ll end our adoption journey in the next month.  But, we’ve agreed to wait and see what happens with these kids and then re-evaluate if needed.

Related posts:

1. Selection!
2. Waiting while on a Rollercoaster Ride
3. Preparing for the Selection Meeting
4. Justice, Ricky, And James
5. Stuck in a Nightmare, or at least a Very Bad Dream

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