On Saturday Jared and I had our first visit with our social worker (Emma) for our homestudy and it went great! It was so much more laid back then I thought it was going to be...whew! Right before Emma came over I was super nervous and within tem minutes after she arrived the nerves were gone. It wasn't formal at all and didn't even feel like much of an interview. Jared and I basically talked and shared our hearts about the adoption as well as our goals for the future with Nahla once she is home. The one serious question she did ask was if we had guns in the house, which we then said, "no." Then Jared flexed his bicep and said..."except for these guns." Thankfully she laughed :) We were just really ourselves and it went so smoothly! She will be back this Friday to talk with me and then on Saturday to talk with Jared and then we are done! Our homestudy will probably be written up and ready in the next two weeks! It really feels like things are moving along quickly! Our goal is to hopefully have our side of things done by January (the dossier) and then the wait for a referral will begin!! In the meantime we are taking one step at a time and praying for our daughter daily.
We have also been encouraged by some generous friends and their financial donations towards our adoption. We are hoping to have some really neat shirts made within the month to also help us raise money.
Thank you for your prayers and we would so appreciate any donations you might be able to give us to help us bring Nahla home!
