What to think

My dh and I  recently received a email from the adoption agency we are working with.  They told us that our  profile could be sent out to about 5-8 b/m's (birth.mothers) per month.  When we were trying to adopt through Catholic Charities...I am pretty sure our profile was shown to about five b/m's the whole four years we waited with them...so our odds of being connected are higher now.  We'll be on their website when our home study is complete.  I guess I'm not sure what to think..it's good news but I just can't get excited.  I guess when they call with a potential b/m connection...then I can get excited or hopeful.  Just working hard at keeping it all real.  Got a heart that I have to protect.  Right?

Also, the other piece of good news is that the home study we completed with Catholic Charities can be updated by our new social worker...so that means...we save some money and shave off some time to complete that home study.  We've spent so much already so anything we can save...is good.  I'm not by any means putting a dollar value on a child...but it was a little bit of a sticker shock when we wrote that initial check.  We still have lots of expenses to save for...so I'm just that more thankful that I have a job.

I happened to be looking at this agency on f.b and they "like" plan.ned. paren.tho.od. *sigh*  Really?  I am thinking they want that connection in case some women do decide the adoption route and not ab.ort.  The connection made me kind of sad...what to think...what to think...when I told my dh..he was bummed. I did randomly check other agencies...and they too have some connection.  Ugh.

I'm glad I did have some good news this week...because I had some utter frustrations to deal with..one being getting stuck in a mound of snow in my driveway!  I can not remember the last time I got stuck.  I had to get a shovel and dig out so I could move my car.  It is going to snow more again out by me...and I'm tired of it all...however the other day I was walking on the snow (yes..on..it's been so cold the snow is hard) to get to my bird feeder in my back yard and every once in a while...I would hit a soft spot and be thigh deep in the snow...I actually got stuck again...but this time...I thought it was funny.  I can't remember a time the snow made me smile.  Oh well...it is beautiful to look at. We have so much of it this year.  It's been a long winter.

St. Anne...pray for us.
St. Collette...pray for us.
St. Catherine of Sweden..pray for us.