Friday, August 6, 2010

And so it begins...






Many of you know that I (Abby) really love to fill things out. I am the antithesis of Ben in this department. I get giddy when we go to a new doctor's office or get surveys in the mail. I love filling in the blanks, making lists, etc. I know, I'm weird. Well, this adoption thing might just cure me of this curious fetish. Take a look at the stacks of paperwork we have to sort through, read, and fill out...



Yikes!












We received our Home Study paperwork last week from the TX agency we're contracting with, which included everything from getting references and submitting the layout and dimensions of our home to Izzie's vaccination status and a 22 question detailed autobiography of each of us. Whew! We're still working on all of this paperwork, and I was beginning to feel like we were making good headway when our actual Adoption Packet arrived from Love Basket. I was instantly deflated. Oh well...it's just part of the process! Be thinking of us and praying for us as we tackle all of these things. It's a lot to sort through, and we want to stay on top of everything and submit things as quickly as possible.

We did get some EXCITING news today, though! Our t-shirts are now available for purchasing! Check out our t-shirt store at www.adoptionbug.com/theLowerys. We have 5 designs to choose from, including two custom designs. Most of the shirts are available in regular sizes as well as fitted women's sizes! And 3 of them are also available in youth sizes. We hope you like them! We receive commissions on all sales, hits, referrals...they track everything for us and reward us for site traffic, and especially t-shirt sales. PLEASE spread the word about this site! You can also check out other families who are in the process of adopting and read about their stories.

We greatly appreciate your support! So many of you are already spreading the word through Facebook, email, Twitter, personal websites, phone calls, church prayer lists...The support and prayers are overwhelming. We cannot thank you enough! This is going to be a long process, and there may be many "lulls" along the way, but the need for prayer and raising finances will not diminish. Thank you for partnering with us on this journey!

Love to each of you!

2 comments:

  1. Hey you two,

    I heard about this but failed to congratulate you so congratulations on this huge decision and commitment to be a Mom and Dad!

    Thank you for the letter and blog update to remind us how to pray. We will faithfully do so. Will the blog notify me when there is an update or do I need to check in every once in awhile? Joe and Wendy Huber

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  2. Hi Joe! I think if you become a "follower" of our blog, it will update you when we have new posts. Otherwise, I think you'll just have to check in every once in a while. I also will let people know on Facebook when we have a new blog entry. Thank you so much for your prayers and support!

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