I think we passed!

Our home study went incredibly well. We started the day at 7:00 a.m. by cleaning. Stephen has actually been cleaning like crazy all week. I have been so blessed by him. He knew I had limited time to clean.

So our home study lady came at around 11:30 a.m. She was a God-send for sure. We sat down and started chatting about why we were adopting.  We knew the agency she came from was "Christian" but we weren't quite sure as to what extent that was. It became clear to us as we started talking that we had a kinship with one another and we had the same Father. We were so blessed during our interview. We both told our life stories, trials we've been through, what our relationships are like with family members, our financial situation, how we handle stress, basically anything and everything about us. It was hard to hold back tears during some of the time because when you really take a look back at your whole life and start talking about it, it can become a little overwhelming.

Our case worker told us she had adopted a girl from Guatemala 8 years ago. She gave us a lot of insights and was a great encouragement to us. At the end of our interview (which lasted about 3 hours) she told us she would be very comfortable leaving her kids in our home for a week.

Haiti's requirement is that a case worker only needs to visit our home once. The agency doing the study requires that we meet at least twice so next Friday she will have the report done and we will meet her in Cedar Rapids to review it and make any corrections and then our home study will be complete!!

Once again, God has verified that this is what we are supposed to be doing. He has made the path straight and easy for us. Thank you all for praying and thinking about us today. We certainly felt your prayers and we are thankful for your support along the way.