September 29, 2006

Life is crazy. I don't remember what last I posted about it, but we submitted our Bethany application on the 14th, and just today received an email from our newly appointed (to us) social worker, Jacquie. We will have an appointment soon, and in the meantime have to start working on our 2-3 page autobiographies. Eep!

September 04, 2006

Well, America World can't help us. *weep* I'm really more upset about it than I look, mostly because there's way too much to do right now to deal with this. America World is a Christian adoption agency that offers programs only internationally; however, they were listed on the NYS site as a voluntary alternate agency for helping with homestudies. The lady at HQ said it would be unusual, but perhaps... and gave me the number of the local guy. He was very sweet, but very policy focused. *sigh* They just can't help us, cuz it's not What They Do. Knowing the world of adoption, I'm guessing there's probably some kind of domestic paperwork they haven't filed, since they don't do domestic adoptions.

Next up, I'm waiting for a call back from Bethany Christian Services. They also do not have anything official about domestic waiting children, but they do have a domestic infant/birthmother program, so they may be qualified to help us. We'll see. If they can't, I'm not sure what the next step is. Christian agencies around here apparently (generally) don't do domestic waiting children.