Dossier

For those of you who might be interested in the details of what all is involved in the international adoption process here is where we are currently in the process: The Dossier. The dossier is the packet of documents that once all gathered, is sent to the state and then to Washington to be certified and authenticated so it can be sent to Ethiopia for approval.
I was a little intimidated at first by this process of gathering and sending just because I've heard so often that it's a lot of work, but so far it really hasn't been that bad at all. Granted, we've only just started and haven't even gotten to the home study part yet, but still, I'm thankful that it's going pretty smoothly so far. We've gone into it with the mindset of tackling one piece at a time and I think that's really helped.
Some of the things we have to have for the dossier to be complete are certified copies or our birth certificates and marriage license, physical exam reports, letters of employment, letters of reference, background checks, fingerprints done by the FBI, a financial statement and several other forms that will have to be completed by our agency among other things. As we check things off the list I get more excited that we're one step closer to bringing home our child. Thank you Lord for this amazing opportunity!!