PSA

We interrupt this regularly scheduled blogging with a PSA just for everyone who bothers to read this....

Yes, we do know that LDS Family Services has decided to drop their adoption program. They emailed all adoptive families the same day they informed the LDSFS caseworkers and staff of this change, so it was a "surprise" to everyone at the same time. Just to save you asking us, nope, we don't know what this is going to mean for us yet. We sort of do... since they sent a 3-page letter explaining the changes they're making when they announced it.... but LDSFS themselves are still working out the details of what they're going to do with all the adoptive families currently approved through them. What they did tell us is that adoption through them will continue business-as-usual through the end of December.  We have a meeting set for mid-July to find out more of what our options will be. Our own situation is a little unique anyway, since we will have to be transferring agencies with our move, and then our homestudy will also be up for renewal in October. We don't know what all that will mean with this new development. Of course it was no fun at all to hear about this, since it's now been over 2 years since we began this 2nd adoption journey. Ideally we would get a baby before we are dumped and sent to another *way more expensive* *and I mean waayyyy morrrre expensiiiiive* agency. But you know what, I just checked our profile statistics, and our profile has been viewed 1244 times. 1244! Out of those one thousand, two hundred and forty-four people, not one has seen us fit to be parents for their unborn child. Always makes me feel stellar to see that number, that's for sure! (I know I know, it's not really like that. I really do know the right thing will work out. Just feeling the sadness/frustration right now.) So, I hope that answers the questions most of you may have. We were in Europe when they put that announcement out, however they did. It must have been big news because I think like 20 people have asked me about it just in the past week. And I appreciate you asking--it means you're still aware that yes, we're still waiting! Just thought since most of our good friends and family read this (I think they do, anyway), I'd just set it out there so you know.  It was not happy news for me to hear. Nor for any family hoping and waiting to adopt through LDSFS, I would assume. I can see their reasoning, sure. But it also made me want to scream and shout and throw a little tantrum. I mean, really?!  Pretty much all the times I had been thinking "we'll for sure have a baby by then" passed like 8 months ago. And still nothing. And now, to find out our adoption agency is getting rid of their adoption program, frustrating for sure. I pray that good options will be out there for us, and as always I keep praying that someday, somehow, our family will grow. Apparently I am a crappy judge of what good timing is, since my idea of good timing seems to be completely opposite of the Lord's idea. But onward we go anyway. There are my candid thoughts for you. Any prayers on our behalf would be greatly appreciated, although I know so many of you have been praying for us for a long time now! Love you.