Since writing the letter to our family and friends, there are a few changes in our plans (see, changes already!).
We are currently filling out paperwork to start a profile with the private organization "Hope For Kids" here in State College. We will probably not complete our criminal histories, fingerprinting, or home study until Matt has received a job offer (God willing), and we know where we will be living for the forseeable future. Requirements change depending on the state you are adopting from, and clearances have expiration dates, so we would want to be ready for our new family members when these are completed, and we don't feel like we are just yet.
We stated in our letter that we thought it would be fun to have children around the same ages as Ellie and Liam join our family, but we are feeling more now like waiting until they are a little older (like 6 and 5) and adopting younger children (like 4 and 3) may provide a healthier family structure- of course this is just an aim, still open to God directing us otherwise.
Just an update....
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