No Turning Back

"I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back,  no turning back"
...Ok, yes that is true but the words in my head go something more like this: 
"Oh we have sent down our very first payment, no turning back, no turning back!"

Up until now in this whole adoption process, we haven't put a whole lot of money into it. There's been small fees for pieces needed for our home study, ordering and sending our books, yada yada, but that's all been costs we've been able to pay for out of our main bank account, not our savings, where all the money we've been fundraising and getting as gifts for our adoption has been going.

But NO MORE!

Today I wired down our first official payment. OOOH! This payment is actually one of the smaller installments but it was big enough that we had to dip into our savings. All of a sudden, this all feels very real. We have actually invested a good chunk of money into this adoption. Money that we have worked hard to raise and that others have generously given out of their own pockets. BUT! It's going to be worth it! Oh, is it ever going to be worth it!!

I have to say that so far I am super impressed with the agency we've chosen. Choosing an agency was actually the most stressful part of this entire process (to date). I talked to a lot of different people, researched online, got references from other people and we prayed hard that God would lead us to the right agency. What an amazing answer to prayer! I was nervous when we decided to go with Premier Adoption because no one else in SK had ever worked with them. They were super excited to take us on board and expand their clientele and from the first conversation I had with them, I just felt like it was right and so far it has been! 
We do most of our communicating through email and I am always blown away at how quick they are to respond to my emails. I will usually get a response either hours later, or early the next morning. The one time I had to wait 3 days, they apologized profusely. They are always eager to answer my many questions and the biggest thing I like about them is, even though we've never met in person, they seem genuinely excited for us. We're not just another client, but they really seem to care about our situation. 

We got an email from the caseworker assigned to our case the other day. Now that our profile is active, she will be contacting us monthly to keep us up to date on who's been viewing our profile and if there's any change we should make or things like that. We are also on the website! There is a page of all the waiting families for birth mothers to view and we are right at the top! First thing they see! 

I'm just full of excitement these days! Every once and a while I'll stop and think "I wonder if someone is looking at our book right now!" That is an incredible thought. Right now, as I type these words, someone could be choosing us for their baby!! Please continue to pray for us as we wait, that we would have patience and that the right family would be led to us. Also keep praying for our finances to come in. We're over half way there but still have a ways to go. 

As always, thanks for reading! 

P.S. Cassidy is very aware that we are raising money to get a baby and most of the bank tellers now know her by name. Today I told her we were making a trip to the bank (3rd one this week) and she says "Yay!! We get to buy our baby today!" She's going to be so confused when she learns where babies really come from! But for now, if she wants to think we buy them at the bank, I'm gonna let her! Ah, sweet innocence...