Puzzle Update

This is the progress on the puzzle so far, we hope to sell all the puzzle pieces which will help pay for travel fees.  Each puzzle piece is $5 and you are welcome to sponsor as many as you like.  We have had people buy one piece for each member of their family and we have also had people buy entire animals.  If you would like to sponsor a piece(s) you can do so by one of two ways.

1.  You can send a check to us, please email us at perryandheatheradopt@gmail.com for our address.

or

2.  By clicking the donation button on the right hand side on the main page.  Please include what you would like for us to write on the puzzle piece(s).  

LIST OF ANIMALS ALREADY SPONSORED

1. Elephants

2.  Male Lion

3.  All butterflies

4.  Noah

5.  Green frog with crown

6.   Owls in tree

7.  Monkey hanging from tree far right.

Home Study

Sorry that we have not written in a while but these past few weeks have been very crazy and busy.  We had to get fingerprinting done so that we could complete the FBI background investigation for the homestudy.  We also had to do a background for some of the states we have lived in, in the past.  We are having a FISH FRY fundraiser hosted for us by some of our dear friends and I have been trying to get all the health department stuff taking care of for it. We received an email short notice from the social worker that she would be coming by the house within a couple days which sent us into a tail spin of chaos trying to make sure we got all the baby proofing things done and bought so we could pass the homestudy. But despite all the crazy things we have going on we have some Great news.

We passed and received approval on our home study.  We are just waiting on the paperwork to officially arrive so that we can give a copy to our adoption agency.  Now we patiently wait for a birthmother to choose us. 

We say patiently but what really is going to happen is fundraisers and school and work and work( oh wait I said that already).  

We can now begin working on the puzzle, which we will make sure to post pictures of as we work on getting it all put together.  We decided to wait until after the homestudy so that we did not have to put it up once we started and be worried about losing pieces. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has already sponsored puzzle pieces. 

Actually we would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has been so supportive of us during our adoption journey..

Well until next time.

Love

The Stockwells

Puzzle Fundraiser

We are starting our first fundraiser.  We have a Puzzle of Noah's Arc which we plan to frame and hang in the nursery. We are asking you to sponsor one or more puzzle pieces for  $5.00 each. If we are able to sell enough pieces to complete the entire puzzle, it would help cover the costs needed for transportation to pick up and bring home our child and help cover the costs for the stay for the 2 week required period by the state during finalization of the paperwork.

With each piece of the puzzle you sponsor, we'll write your name on the back and begin assembling the puzzle.  If you are able to help through purchasing puzzle pieces, you can  pay through 2 different ways: 

       1. By clicking the Paypal Donation button on the right side of our main blog site.  Please be sure to include your name, so we know what to write on the puzzle piece! Also please remember that when paying through Paypal  they take a certain percentage of the money given. 

2. You can also donate by sending it to our home address and  if you don't have it and need it email us at perryandheatheradopt@gmail.com

Please share the link to this blog post and help us spread the word!!!

We will keep you updated on the progress of the puzzle and once it is completed we will frame it so that both sides are always showing as a reminder of all those who helped us bring our child home and provide them with a forever home.

God Bless,
Perry and Heather

GOOD NEWS

We were accepted into the agency as adoptive parents.  This was a very nerve-wrecking process because I was worried wither they would think we would be good enough to be adoptive parents.  But then I realized that it is in Gods hands and decided that this could possible be a long process and the only constant thing we can be sure of is our faith in God and that he has a plan for us.

Comments

So this entire time I was wondering why no one left a comment, well a friend informed me that she tried and couldn't.  After a thorough investigation I found the problem, it was me.  When I set up the profile I forgot to enable comments, which is turned on now. If you do not have Google or Windows account and you want to post a comment you can do one of two things:

1.click on the upside down triangle next to comment as and then select NAME/URL. Type your name  and then select complete.  Type comment and then hit publish. 
2. use the above step for the ANONYMOUS entry.

For all that already tried and couldn't sorry for the inconvenience.

Heather

Agency Meeting

Today we met with our first agency and the information seemed a bit overwhelming but it was very informative.  We have to wait until Friday to see if we meet there expectations of adoptive parents and are accepted into there program.  Please say prayers that we get accepted into this agency, which is very well known, great staff, and good BBB rating.  Picking an agency is a very scary process because you are trusting then to bring a child into your home, not scam you of thousands of dollars and legally protect you.  We would like to be accepted to this agency  and we have decided to put our faith in God because through him all things are possible.

First Step

So the first step we have to take is to chose an agency and we have decided to go with an agency that was recommended from a friend, Jennifer Wetmore.  She used this agency to bring her wonderful son home and had nothing but good things to say about them.  This agency does not perform the home study themselves so next we have to find a social worker who performs home studies in this area.

What is a home study you ask?

This is the process where a social worker dives into every aspect of your life to make sure that you are suitable parents.  They will do criminal, federal, and financial backgrounds on PJ and I, and advise us of any changes we need to make.  They will also make announced and unannounced visit to our home to make sure that it is child safe and is capable of providing a suitable home to a child.  There are several things we already know that we have to do such as plug covers, fire extinguisher under the sink,  cabinet door locks, and back door alarm because of the pool.  Not sure what other requirements they may have because it differs by agency, and there are some things we will not know until we have been matched and know which state our birthmother is in.

Any suggestions on child proofing the home are welcome!!!!!!!!!

And now the chaos begins but one day this will all seem minor and  unimportant because our child will be home with us.


Love the Stockwells