We are OFFICIALLY in the paperwork!

While we thought we'd be able to start all of the paperwork and home study in January, there were still more obstacles to go through.  All God's Children had many questions for us, I had to seek out additional letters from my doctors before they could approve our application.  But praise God that we have finally cleared all of the necessary pieces of information to officially be accepted by All God's Children and are a part of the Bulgaria program!!  We were also able to send in the first big chunk along with the contract to get it all underway.  We're still learning about this whole process, but to actually be IN the process sends me through all sorts of emotions!  When I think of sweet baby Taina who forever changed my life that hot and sticky August day in Haiti 2012, I can still feel her grip my shirt with her tiny hands as she literally held onto me as I scooped her up.  She's now with our Heavenly Father, never wanting for love and affection now as she is with her Forever Heavenly Father.  Sadly she passed away from an illness less than a year after I had met her.  So when I think of her I'm flooded with tears.  But I'm also so thankful that God used her in my life.  I'm also flooded with happy tears and many many smiles as I know we are finally ON the journey to search and find the little girl God has planned for us!  Watching this journey unfold will be quite beautiful I'm sure!  So for now yes I am so incredibly happy to be in the very daunting paperwork stage!  Our home study is underway, lots to do to stay on track, but hopefully within 4-6 months we'll have all of this complete and once again another huge chunk will be due as we send off our completed Dossier.  From there our waiting will begin as Bulgaria receives all of our information and documents.  We continue to ask for your prayers as we move forward in this crazy process called adoption!  Continue to pray that the funding will continue to be raised and come in, this is a huge leap of faith for us!  We're doing everything we can to save, including putting our house up for sale!!  Please continue to consider how you might be able to help us on our journey!
Much love!
The Stimpsons

Here's a picture of the little girl who forever changed my life, Sweet Baby Taina.  She lives with our Heavenly Father now, where she will never feel pain ever again.  Only true, never ending joy of love and affection.  I love and miss you sweet baby girl!