Baby Youree #2?

It's with a lot of excitement and a hint of anxiety that the Youree Three announce we hope to become the Youree Four.

We initiated the process for domestic infant adoption in late July. At this point, we submitted our application and will have our home study in less than two weeks. According to my calculations, we could be a "waiting family" by the second week of October (at the latest). This means a placement could happen from that point on.

Hope Cottage is again our adoption agency of choice; however, this go around we've narrowed our match points. In other words, at this stage, we only want to be matched with an African American wee one. And this is where our bubble burst just a bit. When we communicated this to our case worker, she told us the placements of black children have been few and far between in the last 1.5 years.

(Wait. I just realized I need to make a family profile book. Yikes. Better get on that. . . )

When I talk about our sweet Anna Zane, especially with others considering adoption, I always express how I believe that God plans/creates the child for any family, no matter how the child comes to that family--birth or adoption. Yet, it is the uncertainty of being on this side of the adoption process that challenges my belief. For a minute, I was consumed by the dread of the "what ifs." But I really, really do believe that whatever God plans for our days, including our waiting days, is good . . . to its depth, it's good because He is good.

Will you pray for us, cheer for us as we walk this adoption journey? While I do plan to blog more about this adoption (in hopes to be an encouragement to others), if you wish to receive more regular email updates, please include your email address in a comment below.

Whoo-hoo, here we go!