Obstacles

I am getting more and more frustrated through this adoption process. All we need to get done now is Josh's TB screening. He went in on Friday last week to get it done, and they said that the patient before him had taken the last one they had! What are the odds of that?? I have read many adoption stories about how the closer you get to getting children, the more obstacles you have to get through. The devil hates adoption and would rather these children never have a permanent and loving family. The doctor's office is ordering more today, so they should have one for Josh in a few days. It takes another few days before it can get checked out, so now it looks like our paperwork will take at least another ten days to get sent in. Please pray for us that things go smoothly! It is hard to wait with our hands tied over something so small when we have been trying to get everything done for over a month now. We can't start our homestudy until they receive all of our paperwork, so please please pray that this gets done soon!

On another note, we all took Chandler to his FIRST grade classroom today. It seems like there is no way I have a kid that age, but it has been so fun to watch him grow into the smart, thoughtful, Jesus-loving boy that he is now! I am so proud of him and the way he loves others, and is always putting them first (as much as a 6 year old can). It has been quiet this morning, but I'll get used to it again. Kali starts her last year of preschool on Wednesday, and will be there until 2:30 every day, to get her used to going to Kindergarten. She is super nervous and doesn't want to go. She is overwhelmed with the thought of having new teachers and classmates. Hopefully she'll do okay and not cry too much when we drop her off. I'm off to color pictures and watch Dora with her.

--Lindsey