How is the adoption going?

I am ready to be done waiting. I know that is not the right thing to say but it is true.

We are both doers. There is not a fiber of either one of our beings that feels comfortable with sitting by and waiting.

I think the hardest thing for me (sam) is that this is what we are called to do in this moment: to sit, trust and wait. I can't help, add more and calling the agency doesn't further the cause in any way. So I work at not thinking of the wait, and being sensitive to hearing what it is that God would have us do, or not do.

This is a common lesson that is hard to hear every time but true every time that I need to do a better job of living today and not always looking forward to tomorrow. Tomorrow will come and there is nothing that I can worry about today that will help bring it any sooner.

So with nothing else to do but wait, that is what we will do with continued faith that God knows what we need better than we do.

As we wait.

Nothing new to update adoption-wise. We are continuing to wait for a birthmom (birthfamily, maybe) to choose us based on our profile. Please continue to pray for our birthparents, wherever they are, as they make life changing decisions, as well as patience and peace for us as we wait.

I know that this song has been on the radio for awhile, but I first remember hearing about 6 or 8 months ago. The lyrics spoke right to my heart. As we have continued our journey to start a family this song has impacted me each time I have heard it.

While I'm Waiting by John Waller

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait

I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord


Also I just wanted to thank you all for your support, excitement, thoughts, and prayers. Your words of encouragement mean so much to us!

The Journey Begins!

Today was a big day for us in the Priddy household. Sam and I have recently decided to pursue adopting an infant. After we chose a agency in July, went through adoption training, completed a TON of paperwork including fingerprints, and had several meetings with our caseworker, we then became eligible to schedule our homestudy.

For those of you unfamiliar with the adoption process, a homestudy is a lengthy interview where a social worker or caseworker comes to your home to ensure you are fit to be parents and that your home is a safe place to raise a child.

When we first spoke with our social worker she said that most homestudies take about 4+ hours to complete. After the homestudy is complete, if the outcome is favorable, the prospective adoptive parents submit a profile for birthparents to view. From there it is up to the birth parents to choose which family to place their child with once they are born.

Well, our homestudy appointment took place at 1pm today. Sam and I have spent the past few weeks preparing for this intense afternoon. Needless to say, I went on quite the cleaning spree. We were also instructed to start working on our profile so it would be ready if our homestudy was accepted. Sam put together an amazing book of letters and photos for our prospective birthparent(s) to view. We have been busy to say the least.

Our caseworker left this afternoon just before 3pm with our profiles in her hand. The outcome of our homestudy was favorable! So now we wait. Our profile will be available for birthmoms (and birthfathers, too) to view in Coeur d'Alene and also in Boise. How long we will wait is anyone's guess, but the agency has not had anyone wait any longer that one year for a match. (After we match, we will have to wait for the baby to be born...but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.)

So friends, that is our news. Please join with us in praying for our birthmom as we embark on this exciting, exhausting, heart-wrenching journey.