Good News & Bad News

BAD NEWS: Our attorney called today, and due to our birth mother's circumstances, our adoption costs are going up - by about $5,000. Honestly, we were surprised and overwhelmed (maybe even a little upset) by this news. However, we know that adoption often comes from a place of brokenness - and we are trusting that God knew about this phone call long before we did. He's still in charge - and He can move mountains. We're claiming that and trusting him!

GOOD NEWS: We heard back from our grant application, and we've been "recommended for funding"! It appears that we will be awarded a grant, but they're still deciding how much. They said we will know the final funding decision by January 25th.

Below is the updated estimated costs:

Home Study	$3,000.00
Profile	$250.00
Grant Applications	$75.00
Fundraiser Expenses	$350.00
Miscellaneous	$200.00
Pre-Match Referral Service/Attorney Fees	$3,000.00
Matching Fee	$3,500.00
Legal Fees	$17,300.00
Birth Mother Expenses	$27,500.00
Travel for Birth	$3,000.00
Post Placement	$1,500.00
TOTAL	$59,675.00

Bottom Line - as of today:

Goal	$59,675.00
Funded	$41,534.04
Amount Still Needed	$17,917.93

All of this to say... we'll be rolling out some fundraisers VERY SOON :-)

It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that

in 74 DAYS, we'll be a family of FIVE!