The Home Study Looms Overhead

We FINALLY finished our online adoption training, all the paperwork for the home study, and got our house to a point that we feel comfortable having someone come scrutinize it.  In other words, we're ready for the home study.  Our social worker, Candace, will be coming to our house tomorrow to give our house the white glove treatment, grill us with questions, and make us feel like we must be crazy for wanting to adopt.  Well, ok...maybe that's not really what she's going to do.  But it sometimes feels that way.  Luckily our friends Logan and Leslie are in town visiting and since they've been through the adoption process, they've been able to help ease our fears about what tomorrow will bring.  We know that she will be looking at our house, not from a cleanliness standpoint, but from a space standpoint (i.e. do we have enough space for a child so that we wouldn't have to keep them in a closet).  She will also be interviewing us together and separately (I suppose to ensure that one of us doesn't think the other is a mass murderer).  And generally making sure that we are as prepared as we can be to continue with the adoption process.   We'll post more after the home study has been completed, but I did want to do a quick update for everyone so that you can be praying for us tonight and tomorrow.