Working Hard

Well, we just thought we should give you a little update as to where we are at in the adoption process and what we have been up to.
In our "spare time" we have been trying to get all of our home study paperwork completed, as well as scheduling various appointments and completing online adoption courses. Luckily, we don't have a TV, or really anything better to be doing in the evenings, so I think we are getting through the paperwork process relatively quickly. Plus, as most of you know, when Adam and I decide to do something, we like to dive right in and get it done! Hopefully by Wednesday of this week we should have most everything done for our home study packet that we can do, and hope to be able to have our second home visit. Since we have already adopted before, we didn't need to do the first visit, so we are already one down, and three to go!
In addition to completing piles and piles of paperwork, we have joined a yahoo chat group for families adopting from Ethiopia thru our adoption agency, America World Adoptions. This has been exciting for me, as it is a great way to meet other families in or finished with the process. It is a huge source of encouragement to be able to "talk" to other families doing the same thing, and hearing how God has provided. I can already tell, this year is going to be an awesome year of spiritual growth, and learning to completely rely on God's mighty power. Thinking about this gets me completely excited!
Adam and I have also been trying to come up with various ways that we can fund raise this summer and fall. If you have any suggestions, we'd love to hear them!