Our Adoption Journey
Our adoption journey is the story of how we, two twenty-somethings, chose to pursue the adoption of multiple children because of the great love God has lavished on us.
October 10th: Travel
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 647 days since we first saw your faces and knew you were who…
We Believe
🎵 Move the immovable Break the unbreakable God we believe God, we believe for it From the impossible We’ll see a miracle 🎵 ❤️ Lyrics from Believe For It by CeCe Winans Some days it feels as though this wall…
Pray for our paper, so we can go home!
Every Friday we always end our family calls in prayer together. Our kids know we’re just waiting on the last paper (travel invite), so when we asked them how we could be praying for them the last two weeks, they…
Meeting Our Kids ❤️
Joy. Pure joy. Joy, excitement, and a dash of “Oh, I hope they like me” filled me on December 22nd. That was the day we met our children for the very first time. We were over the moon, and it…
Matched
March 2nd. March 2nd is the first day we laid eyes on them. March 2nd is the first day we fell in love. March 2nd is the first day we committed to doing everything in our power to pursue these…
He is With Us
Opening my planner this morning, I find such a timely reminder. No matter what we are going through, Christ gives us the strength to face it all because He is with us. Today’s devotional started out by saying, “Sometimes life…
Talents and Blessings
One of the incredible things about the adoption process is seeing loved ones truly step up and support in any way they can. My little sister, a high school student, has been hand painting (and even sewing) canvases, and my…
Why? Why Adopt?
We’d like to share a series of questions that we regularly receive about our decision to adopt. Today, we would like to start with everyone’s first question. Why? Why? Why are we adopting? It’s simple, really. We were lost without…
Waiting
Waiting is difficult. Waiting on big things is never, to me, easy. I am patient as a teacher and patient while waiting in line, but waiting to know if these children will be matched with us is much, much harder.…
Under Review
As we speak, we are under review to see if we are an appropriate match for several children. I’ve never felt so scrutinized. Sure, I’ve been judged plenty in school, especially as I’m finishing my PhD, but I’ve never been…
