Welcome to our family's adoption blog! We are Stephanie and Frank Ruckman a family blessed with two daughters living in Tennessee. Frank and I have always felt led to adoption but recently decided it was time to quit talking and start acting. This blog is simply our journey to bring home "baby brother". We believe God brings our families together in many different ways. If you read our blog you will understand that adoption can take you down may paths. At first we thought our child was going to be joining us via Bulgaria now we have learned our journey is going to detour to Moscow!!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Small Bump

I emailed just to check in with our adoption agency only to get frustrating news. Our paperwork that is in Bulgaria waiting to be registered hit a snag. While the courts where going through our paperwork they decided to reject our mental health certificates. Now keep in mind a mental health exam is very expensive and time consuming. The lawyers in Bulgaria told us the court was rejecting them because they where not completed by a psychiatrist. We had been told in January when the evaluations where completed that the clinical psychologist (who has a PhD) was fine to complete the form. Since January when the forms where completed and todays date they have decided his credentials are not acceptable. The funny thing is Bulgaria said we had the option to complete the form with a psychiatrist or our family doctor. My family doctor was great and agreed to sign the needed mental health form!! So once again our paperwork is headed off. Just say a small prayer that they won't find anymore problems. Once again adoption is just a reminder that we are not in control. We have to just trust that God has a bigger plan and that all things happen in his time not ours.