Projects getting completed!

Hey Everyone!

Well, we're hoping to be licensed in hopefully less than 3 weeks! Then, placement could be quick or we could be waiting again for a while! Who knows!?! Anyway, in the mean time Josh and I have been hard at work getting all the finishing touches done and ready for kiddos at the house! Our biggest projects were the kiddo room, the playroom, and all the stinking assembly it requires to have children! Seriously, we're pros at assembling furniture now! (no, we're not

willing to come over and help you... we're sick of it!)

Thought you'd maybe like to see some pics of the projects!

Kiddo Room Before

Kiddo room after! (still some things missing depending on what kiddos we get, but we're pretty good so far!)

Playroom Before...

Playroom after! YAY! We painted the paneled walls, rearranged, assembled, added curtains... Lots of hard work!

Another playroom view... The far left corner will be the art corner. :)

hopefully this post will bring a smile...

Greetings Friends and Family!

Well, we just finished meeting with the ladies from our agency... one who did our home study and the other who is now our "go-to" gal that we met for the first time today. The mission today was for Josh and I to read through the home study that Krystle wrote up on us and sign it stating that it was accurate. It's interesting to have someone come into your home and ask you all kinds of questions about yourself that you maybe have never really considered asking yourself... and then they come back and you read the novel they wrote about every little detail you said! It's crazy how accurately she wrote it!

My favorite memories from reading the home study are... she wrote:

-Growing up, Josh was a "mama's boy" (as stated by Josh in his interview and confirmed immediately by Heidi.)

-The Robertson home is spotless, warm and inviting with more than adequate features. (Woo Hoo! Every woman's dream description of her home!)

-Heidi is a very passionate person and is very easy to communicate with due to her self-proclaimed inability to portray a different emotion than the one she is feeling. (SO TRUE... a blessing and a curse at times!)

-Heidi is a very supportive wife for Josh and the ministry he leads and she stated that she loves standing by his side. Heidi and Josh both agree that Josh is the head of her household. (HAHA... Josh is the head of MY household... I LOVE how that's worded! Glad we all understand how things really are.)

-Josh describes his relationship with his sister growing up as a rivalry... Kari was a mean sister. (LOL... it seriously says that! "Kari was a mean sister." Haha! Don't worry, it also says they're close now and Kari has mellowed out considering Josh's huge weight advantage.) :)

-Growing up, Heidi's brother Josh was her hero. (Awe, so sweet.) He enjoyed couching her and he was often the only one she would allow to take her home after a hard game. (It said "couching"... She felt silly for that spelling mistake so I tried to convince her that it was a new slang term.)

-Josh is a likeable, teddy bear type, gentleman. (Awe, teddy bear! How cute! Hey, how come it never said that about me?... Yeah right, mine would be more like... "She's like a bear, she will growl and often bites." Haha.)

-In order to find relief in stressful times, Josh enjoys spending a little time alone. Heidi cleans. (LOL... again, SO TRUE!)

Well, that's all that comes to mind right now. We also learned that our state background check that we're waiting for has been in for two weeks today... Which means (HOPEFULLY) that we will wait two more weeks for that and then (HOPEFULLY) two more weeks after that to get our license and be ready for placement. Please do not quote me or hold me to this timeline... as we've figured out, it will actually be a miracle if it happens that smoothly.

Other news:

-Heidi had a wonderful time at her "kiddo-shower" in MN and had fun going to Target with Josh to fill two carts with stuff they were given! THANK YOU!

-Josh is still training for the Twin Cities marathon October 4th... and going strong! Yay!

-Heidi started running again this week. Ouch.

-Heidi is done nannying. A very strange bittersweet feeling for that one... I will miss seeing my girls (and their parents) so much, but am so looking forward to spending my days with my own children. I also am refusing to turn in my house key... they'll never really be rid of me! :) In the mean time, I have picked up extra hours at Romp n' Roll and am working hard to prepare the house for kiddos!

Well, thanks for hanging in there and reading this whole post. We're excited to be getting closer and will keep you updated! Love you.

Heidi (and Josh)

the time in between...

I just wanted to share with you something that I've been learning from God this past week. After we heard of our latest delay, I was crushed and completely confused about what the reasoning was. I have been battling with God all week about the "why's" of the situation... Is there still something we're supposed to do? Are our kiddos not ready for us yet? Why couldn't He time it so they were ready when we were?... and again, He has calmed my heart.

There's a song by Francesca Battistelli called "The Time In Between" and it's all about the time when we don't see big obvious acts from God and want to so badly... and how we should learn to be grateful for that time that we're waiting because God uses it to bring us closer to Him. Here are some of the words... as well as the link to listen to the song. (which I HIGHLY recommend you do!)

Don't take much for this crazy world
To rob me of my peace
And the enemy of my soul
Says You’re holding out on me
So I stand here lifting empty hands
For you to fill me up again

But it’s the time in between
That I fall down to my knees
Waiting on what You'll bring
And the things that I can't see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykS2ZKSzXlk

I can't help but think too that God is preparing us for something bigger than this delay. In our first post, we said that we would be faithful regardless, and so we will! It is well.

Heidi

many emotions for this one

Angry, sad, confused... These are just a few words to describe how I'm feeling right now. We found out yesterday that a vital piece of paperwork was not sent in when it was supposed to be. Somehow, one of our three background checks was never sent in, a representative from Bethany missed it. The bad part about this is this background check takes 1 month to get back and only THEN does our 2-4 weeks begin for our license. Which means, we will not be licensed/placed with kids until at least the second week in September.

This news is a huge blow to us as we thought we were home free and ready for placement in a few weeks.

We've been working so hard for this and our hearts are so tied in this... I'm angry that it happened and we have to wait longer. I'm sad that I don't get to be with my kids as soon as I thought I would. I'm confused at how this could have been missed and I'm confused at what God is trying to do with this. Please pray for us...

Gotta love the "Process"

So, our official home study paperwork that Bethany is putting together that was supposed to be done... is not done. Blah. Their new goal is to have it done by this Thursday night. The 2-4 weeks for the license to go through does not start until this paperwork is done.

Although understanding of the pressures and many tasks that these workers have on their plates, Josh and I are disappointed with another delay.

Please pray for us to have patience and pray for our home study paperwork to be completed Thursday! We're so ready and are very anxious!

Thanks so much for your support!

Heidi and Josh