Family wanted

Mrs D and I have been following the BBC programmes closely this week, as Nicky Campbell introduces stories of adopted children and their families.

We've both been in tears at times, seeing some of the things these children have been through, and then the wonderful way that they flourish when given a stable, loving home...

And it makes what we're doing seem that much more real...

• The first meeting
• The day the children come to stay for good
• The first family photo
• The laughs and the tears and the hard times

And knowing that this is all to come for us...

We've now completed our CRB forms, and have a medical with our GP on Tuesday. The adoption agency will be writing to our personal referees over the next few weeks, as well as contacting social services in every place we've lived, to check what records they hold on us (I suspect they will draw a blank there).

We then have to attend preparation days - these were supposed to be in September, but for various reasons, will now be in November. Yet another delay for us - it's really frustrating at times, but we hang on to the knowledge that God's timing is spot on, and most likely isn't the same as ours!

So the journey continues, albeit slower than we would have liked... but we know God is using the time to mould us and prepare us for what lies ahead...