Tuesday, July 30, 2013
He is ours...
In the eyes of Bulgaria our little Miles is officially our son!! We are now just waiting for our agency to call us and tell us to get on the plane headed to Bulgaria. The anticipation is killing me. I feel like it is actually coming together, like our prayers are being answered. I am trying to focus on getting businesses to sponsor our t-shirts and get everyone to sign up for our 5K/10K run. It has been a good distraction due to the fact that without it I would be going completely crazy. My mind is going a million miles a minute and all I want to do is hug my little boy. Kolby is getting so excited and asking so many questions. Can your heart explode from happiness?? If so, I am kind of scared mine might! Our family is almost complete.... :)
Saturday, July 20, 2013
5K/10K Run or Walk
It is official we are hosting another fundraiser on August 24th.
Please email loveoutloudjourney@live.com for a printable registration form and mail it in!! We would love all the support we can get! Thanks!!
Please email loveoutloudjourney@live.com for a printable registration form and mail it in!! We would love all the support we can get! Thanks!!
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Now what...
What do you do when you feel like the whole world is crashing down around you and no one feels it but you?
Miles turned 3 on June 25th. I have never struggled so much in my life and the hardest part is that no one seemed to understand why that day was so hard for me. My only prayer is that someone in that orphanage so many miles away took my son into there arms and told him how special he is!! I take comfort in knowing that he will never have to spend another birthday without knowing a mothers love.
That day proceeded to get worse. We found out that NBC declined our home study because on page 4 it said "The Hawley Family is approved for a child with..." and on page 18 it said "The Hawley Family would consider a child with..." Due to the fact that "approved" and "consider" did not match in our home study we were declined. I proceeded to call our Social Worker and have her change the wording. Since we had to have an edit made after the submission of our Home Study it was considered an addendum and cost $100.
Whatever... I don't care how much it cost. I don't care how much debt. I don't care! I WANT MY SON!! We paid the money. Paid to have it expressed mailed to the NBC worker. Once she received that we were suppose to be approved. Only for her to come back and say that since our home study said we were open to a sibling group but did not specify the particulars we are denied again. Another $100 later and another $35 expressed shipping charge we are now waiting to hear what the next piece of news will be.
We found out the same day that the MOJ in Bulgaria closes the entire month of August. If we don't get NBC approval and MOJ's stamp of approval before the end of July we will have to wait until September for a potential travel date!! KILLING ME SLOWLY!!! My fingers are crossed we get a travel date by end of July, will get to meet our son in August, come home, wait three months and will get to go pick up our son in Nov-Dec. I am not sure if that is realistic since we were suppose to travel in June and it is July and we don't even have NBC approval yet.
Frustrated with the process but 100% worth it. Some days I feel defeated, other days inspired, other days ticked off, and most days just HOPEFUL!
Momma is coming my dear Miles....
Miles turned 3 on June 25th. I have never struggled so much in my life and the hardest part is that no one seemed to understand why that day was so hard for me. My only prayer is that someone in that orphanage so many miles away took my son into there arms and told him how special he is!! I take comfort in knowing that he will never have to spend another birthday without knowing a mothers love.
That day proceeded to get worse. We found out that NBC declined our home study because on page 4 it said "The Hawley Family is approved for a child with..." and on page 18 it said "The Hawley Family would consider a child with..." Due to the fact that "approved" and "consider" did not match in our home study we were declined. I proceeded to call our Social Worker and have her change the wording. Since we had to have an edit made after the submission of our Home Study it was considered an addendum and cost $100.
Whatever... I don't care how much it cost. I don't care how much debt. I don't care! I WANT MY SON!! We paid the money. Paid to have it expressed mailed to the NBC worker. Once she received that we were suppose to be approved. Only for her to come back and say that since our home study said we were open to a sibling group but did not specify the particulars we are denied again. Another $100 later and another $35 expressed shipping charge we are now waiting to hear what the next piece of news will be.
We found out the same day that the MOJ in Bulgaria closes the entire month of August. If we don't get NBC approval and MOJ's stamp of approval before the end of July we will have to wait until September for a potential travel date!! KILLING ME SLOWLY!!! My fingers are crossed we get a travel date by end of July, will get to meet our son in August, come home, wait three months and will get to go pick up our son in Nov-Dec. I am not sure if that is realistic since we were suppose to travel in June and it is July and we don't even have NBC approval yet.
Frustrated with the process but 100% worth it. Some days I feel defeated, other days inspired, other days ticked off, and most days just HOPEFUL!
Momma is coming my dear Miles....
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