Referral!

We said at one time that we wouldn't announce a referral until we knew we were going to accept it. But, we are too excited to wait! We got the call today!
We go through the packet with our Home Study social worker Monday after work. UGH! I hope I can sleep and concentrate on the first day of school Monday. I'm sure I'll have so much to think about with that. At least it will be a good distraction.
I met some of my new students and their parents today. Every single one of them were adorable! I look forward to getting to know them this year.
I also got to see some of my former students. My how they grow so fast! Some are just about taller than me and this is only my fourth year at this school. One of the parents told me that 2 of her children (both my former students) have decided to do a triathlon and use the money raised for our adoption. I was so touched I had to hold back tears. They have even gotten some of my others students to do the same. I am so blessed with such wonderful children in my life. Their parents are just as wonderful. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. : )
I can't wait to make a book of all of these stories for our baby and show how the body of Christ, young and old, were used by God to bring him into our lives.
I say him, because this referral is a boy, and he was born in March. I have so many family members born in March, including myself. I'm nervous to get too excited, because a referral does not guarantee it is our baby. After we go through the paperwork, we send off or go to a pediatrician to break down whatever medical issue he has and tell us the long-term effects. If it is a costly issue, we will have to pass up the referral so that he can go to a family that can better help him. These parents give up their children so that they can be better-cared for. It would be selfish of me to take on someone that I can't care for as well as another family. We are praying that it will not be an issue. Joe is pretty confident that we will not have to pass him up.
So, we will see. Pray for us to have wisdom and discernment, patience, and peace. There are so many decisions to make and more paperwork to do once we accept a referral.