We’ve had a lot of friends asking how things are going, so I thought it was time for an update. On the job front, Michael has had 5 interviews so far and they have all gone very well. He hasn’t received any offers yet, but we keep getting new leads everyday! God is so good & we know He will bring us the right job.
On the new house front, we have been in touch with a mortgage broker and his team recommends that we submit our paperwork by the end of July to meet our goal of moving in September or October, so that is the plan! Hopefully, Michael will receive an offer by then, but we’ve decided that we are moving one way or the other. Our apartment complex has gone downhill since we moved in and they switched owners, so it’s time to move on. We don’t have an intended area yet as we are hoping the new job will point us in a particular location, but it will be closer to the cities to make Michael’s commute a little easier for him.
Finally onto the subject that has most of you on the edge of your seat! The adoption! We’ve narrowed our country list down to about 6 or 8 countries: Bulgaria, Burkina Faso (Africa), Burundi (Africa), Ethiopia (Africa), Haiti, Peru, and Poland. I am in the process of contacting other agencies across the U.S. that work with these countries to ask questions and narrow down which ones would be able to help us. We’ve raised over $1500 now, so we can submit our final payment for the home study as soon as we get our health insurance situation figured out which will hopefully be taken care of by the fall. In the meantime, we are trying to come up with a summer fundraiser, so stay tuned! We’re hoping to do something by the end of July or in August!
Have a great summer everyone! Stay safe!
