Sometimes... I get grumpy... I'll give you a moment to let the shock of that settle in. Good now? Awesome. Well, it's true. Sometimes, I get grumpy and I get impatient. Patience is one of the virtues that I sorely lack. My impatience is made worse by the adoption process. As in a previous grumpy post (https://gracefullystumbling.weebly.com/blog/what-is-the-cost-of-adoption) about the process I shared about how we have been waiting for a year and so we had to go through the home study update. The above is not an accurate depiction of my feelings about this home study update process. But, we got through it with just a few more things to check off. We also got to ask some questions of our case worker. One of which was the ever hopeful: "Do you have a sense of where we are on the "wait list" when it comes to safe deliveries?" Well, when she was at our house she didn't, but said she'd let us know by the end of the next week. After two follow-up emails and 2 weeks later, we received an answer today. It's not the most helpful response: "It's difficult to say exactly where you are in regards to a safe delivery b/c everyone is open to different situations...some just a boy, or girl, or both, open to any race or not, open to different degrees of substance use, etc. In saying that, you're approximately the 7th family. " It was a bit of a punch in the gut. I know how many different factors contribute to the process and it's near impossible to have a sense of a "waiting list." But, it seems that for as long as we have been waiting and as many safe delivery placements as they have reported doing, it really seems like we should be a little farther up that list. And I'm sure every other family in the queue feels that way, but darn it, this is my blog, and so I'm going to be grumpy about it and pretend that I am justified in my grumpiness. Honestly, this was just a way to vent and let off some steam while also letting you know that you can now purchase a shirt and help us off-set the cost of the adoption! Our dear friend Abby is making them to order. See the awesome picture below: So, thank you for continuing to read my blog.
Thank you for your continued kindness, love and prayers. And thank you for being the amazing and unique person you are, and if no one has told you lately, you are important!
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AuthorI've been Robyn for my whole life. I've been a wife for 10 years and a mom for 5 years. I've been a pastor for about 10 years. I'm still stumbling, but I'm still standing. Archives
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