Newness...and update on our adoption

It has been a while. We have been settling in our new home in our new province. We have a new school, new church community, new jobs, new routines. And it has been busy, but good. The smaller city that we have moved to is I think, just what we need. Although I would have never admitted that a few months ago! The commute is short, life runs at a little different pace, we have a fabulous home overlooking the park and golf course (with lots of room for company...hint, hint:)) and the kids are now involved in multiple activities (dance, soccer, piano, preschool!). I am working three days a week, which has been awesome - the kids really enjoy their new daycare. Riley's work has been a good change for him. Although this week alone he is teaching a class, speaking in Camore at a Regional pastor's retreat and preaching twice! So definitely not less busy but we know that it is right where God wants us at this time.
So with all this, our adoption adventure continues. And of course, it is not just an easy smooth transition! Our dossier from SK is in country - however, that country is still on hold and nothing is moving. So we have been advised (wisely I think) by our new province to not update that dossier yet as things are not moving and documents may get outdated without movement happening. So we will wait on that. However, in our new province their guidelines allow adoptive families to pursue up to 3 countries at one time. So, we have chosen to open a file with another country as well! We begin our home study in October and are busy filling out pages and pages of documents that are required... Our references have so graciously and willingly helped us out in a quick timeline and we are ready to go.
Navigating the system takes time - it is new to us and we don't have relationships yet with people in this system. But we feel that God has opened these doors - we are responding by stepping through them.
We still don't know which country our next child(ren) will be from  - but we do know that God is holding them in the palm of His hand and we will be obedient and do all we can to bring them home!

Blessings,
Candra