Another leap forward...

Great news again! We have already jumped up a few more spots! We are already #5!! I must say that it is both exciting and overwhelming! It's great to know that we are getting a lot closer to our chance in the profile book, but for us, the flip side is we need to be ready! Eeeek! As I've mentioned before, the profile book consists of 4 pages with pictures and text regarding who we are. Because there is such limited space in the book, we have to be creative with keeping our writing condensed and the few pictures that we can fit on there must convey who we are. So, there is A LOT of pressure to pick the right photos and use the right wording. We need to stand out so that moms' want to pick us. We need to keep their attention and get ourselves into their top 3 choices. After they narrow their choices down, they will meet us...then choose the family that best suits them. It all seems so crazy when you think of everything that goes into this process!
Becoming #5 is a big deal. LSS will now email us every time we move up a spot. For us, it has become more real. The day will be here before we know it. LSS recommends making 17 copies. Every LSS site has a book, so the 4 pages will go to each site, plus extras for families that pick us. That's a lot of scrapbooking!!! When we looked at previous profiles for examples, many of them were printed copies of websites like Shutterfly. There was only 1 family that handmade their profile. But that one really stood out against the rest! Thankfully, we have some really awesome friends that have offered to help us create handmade profiles...Becky, Tracy, and the rest of the crew...THANK YOU!!! We are almost done and a huge weight is lifted off our shoulders!! I will try to post the pictures of the profile when it is completed!
We are getting there!!!

Time is flying by...

     Happy belated Easter to all of you! I hope that you found time to enjoy the company of family and/or friends last Sunday! I can't believe that Easter has come and gone already! We had a wonderful Easter with Jerrod's family! We were missing a few key people, but most everyone was able to come to our house and enjoy each other's company and lots of good food!!
       I mentioned in the last blog that we had moved up to #11 on the waiting list...well, we have jumped to #8 already!! Before we know it, we will get the call that we are less than 5 spots away...and that means we need to be ready! I am super overwhelmed with preparing our profile book! How do you convey who you are in four pages with writing and a few pictures?! In our classes, LSS made sure we understood the importance of choosing the right pictures to describe who we are, and most of all to catch and keep their attention...in other words, our pictures are everything! Which, is what makes it so daunting!
     There are 60 profiles in the book...so mom/dad are trying to narrow down who they want to consider for the adoption of their baby from 60 to 2 or 3 families...whew! That's a lot of stress on them too! Please pray for these mom's and dad's as they look to follow their heart in choosing a family that's right for them! And also, please pray for Jerrod and I as we tackle another part of this journey in creating our profile book!