Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A New Look, Paperwork and an Amazing Story

How do you like our new blog header? A fellow blogger, Becky Lee Burk, designed it for us! She has some other things in mind to spruce up the blog! Thanks Becky!!

We are busy, busy, busy with paperwork! To give you an idea of what is required for our home study, here is a list of the documents we have to complete or collect:
  • Copy of of Birth Certificates-all four of us
  • Copy of Marriage Certificate
  • Copy of Income Tax Return
  • Copy of W-2 Forms
  • Copy of Medical Insurance Verification
  • Family Photo and Photos of Home
  • Home Study Application (14 pages including a complete financial report)
  • Autobiographies (6-9 pages of information about ourselves--not easy!)
  • Criminal Record--including fingerprints
  • Child Abuse Check
  • Employment Verification letters
  • 6 Reference Forms
  • School Record Forms-one for each girl
  • Health forms for all 4 of us
  • Copy of Identifying documentation
  • Authorization Form
  • Fee Agreement
  • Copy of Previous Home Study (pray that we find it!)

This is not even an exhaustive list! Wild, isn't it? Amazingly, we are 4 days in and have almost all of this complete! Isn't God good?!

Earlier today I came across this website:

http://www.drawnfromwater.org/

This is an amazing organization whose story will bring you to tears. They rescue tribal children in Africa who are facing culturally mandated infanticide. We encourage you to help this organization in any way that you can.

Rubeinna

1 comment:

  1. Hi guys, I'm really enjoying hearing about your journey. This is really touching. Keep up the great work!
    Sheena

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