Collecting Adoption Receipts

We have been searching through folders and files like crazy. We are attempting to find every receipt possible to send to the IRS. We received the lovely envelope from them last week requesting documentation for all of our adoption expenses. Many of our adoptive friends have received this note so we were not surprised by it. We were surprised by the timing. We already received the check, in fact we received it MANY months ago. We actually thought we were not going to be audited... until last week. We have been so blessed by every person/agency we have requested receipts from. I am learning lessons now for future adoptions. I am going to beg for receipts as we send in checks. It just seems easier that way. Actually, I am hoping I will need them. There is a sad reality that by the time M becomes a brother, the tax credit will no longer be available. Dear friends, please pray for us as we find all the documentations. Please pray that this credit can continue for many years to come. I do believe its removal could lead to many fewer adoptive families. God love adoption. The enemy does not! Please pray!