Entry for January 15, 2007

So much going on here! As can be seen by the amount of time that has gone by since my last entry.

We sent our dossier to he adoption agency last week. ICAB (Intercountry Adoption Board) should have it maybe by this week or next, depending on when it gets to the agency and then there. That means soon our girl will know "officially" that we are coming for her! I am nervous, excited, and terrified all at once. I have known for 2 1/2 years that she was to be ours, and it is finally coming to pass. We still need to raise a bit more money for the final agency fee and the travel expenses. We are leaving that in God's hands. He is faithful, and He is the Father of the fatherless, so He will provide, as He has before.

On the house front - we poured our foundation last Monday. We will finish tearing down forms and sealing it this weekend, then the pit gets filled back in. Next step - framing! I will post new pictures as soon as I get them all organized.

I have met all my requirements for birth doula certification through DONA International. I am waiting for one evaluation form and am finishing up my essay. In a couple of months, I should be officially certified. This is a HUGE accomplishment in my life, one that has taken me about 4 years to complete, due to LIFE happening! I am very excited about this!
I am also finishing up my medical transcription training. I hope to be finished with the final Advanced Transcription unit in the next 3-4 weeks. Then I have Career Development, which I think I can do in a week or so. My next goals will be to study for the certification exam and get into a paid internship program.

So many life changes happening, but it is so exciting to see God's blessings in my life and my family's life, and to see His calls upon my life coming to pass.
Because I have learned that it is in the brokeness, in the sense of desperation, in the total surrender to His will and His plans, that I am truly free.