"Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west." Isaiah 43:5



Tuesday, July 10, 2007

First Small Blessing

This morning (Tuesday) I took my package of certificates, papers, and licenses and headed for the lawyer's office. I had popped in yesterday, to find out that they would allow me to just stop in - no appointment needed. How nice was that. It makes it so much easier to get things done quickly and keep the ball rolling.

Some of the Documents



Before I did this though I took the application for Kidslink, with the retainer cheque, prayed over it and then mailed it off. As soon as they get it, they will send us the rest of the dossier instructions.

While the receptionist was photocopying the pages she and I were talking about stuff. I didn't tell her why I was copying the papers. Somehow we got off on the topic of kids and she found out we had six boys and she said I was brave. And she told me she had four. Two of each. Still I did not tell her what we were copying these pages for. *smile*

When she went in to the lawyer for him to notarize all the pages, he asked me where they were going, so he would know what stamp to use. I told him and said they were adoption papers. As I said this I looked at her knowing what she was going to be thinking (after our conversation about family size). She gave me a big grin and we had a laugh. Then we had a chat about the fact that we want a little girl from Ethiopia. The lawyer was so impressed. He kept saying, "That's great! That's great!" The receptionist thought it was the neatest thing too.

When I went to leave and gathered my papers and cheque book to pay, the receptionist shook her head, and said, "Not necessary! Put it towards all that you have to do!"

What a blessing!!! Those are the kind of people that help this whole adoption process along!

After the step of faith of sending off that cheque this morning, I felt that this was a little sign that all would be well. Our needs will be met.

"God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work."

2 Corinthians 9:8

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