THANK YOU!

Thank you to anyone and everyone who has been praying for my fingerprints to clear!  I just got off the phone with CJIS--didn't know if I was even allowed to ask about the status of my prints yet, but thought the fact that this is a re-submission was a good enough excuse to try--and I was told that they have just been processed and the results will be in the mail tomorrow!  This is my second try and I sent in two fingerprint cards instead of one, so I don't think they will ask for another re-do.  At least, three sets of fingerprint cards is the number I went through with Esther's adoption (I think they finally gave up and did a name check).  I have been praying hard that this would be the week our last two clearances came in so we could get our home study approved and start on the next step of this adoption process.  The other clearance we're waiting on should arrive at the end of this week, thanks to a very kind and efficient woman at Ohio's department of Child and Family Services who, when she found out why I needed the clearance, offered to pull it out of the queue and have it processed right away.  So with these fingerprints done too, we might actually be able to meet our "drop-dead date" for the home study!!

I'll try to write another entry soon to explain what the above means, as some of it won't make sense if you've never done an international adoption.  But trust me, this is very, very good news and I wanted to share my happiness!