We have been on this adoption journey for 7 months, I have many times thought I should start a blog but then followed that thought with " One more thing to do!" I often feel like I need to get things out and not keep them to myself sooo here I am typing!
Greg and I met on September 13, 2008....We married December 31,2008!
A whirl wind romance (hehe) I came into the marriage with 3 kids and He took the on like a champ! We discussed several time about growing our family and began praying about what what God's will would be. After many long nights discussing we decided to put it on hold until we heard from God. I silently continued praying about adoption. Mothers day 2010 Greg announced to our family we would be adopting from Africa! Unannounced to me! It was an answer to my prayers. Our next step followed late that summer when we began to attend a Adoption Support ministry at our Church. We thought we would go and support those who were already in the processes and see what God had planned for us. WOW that is where this Journey truly spun my life into believing in a Radical Faith and that God was calling us to adopt. How? Where would the money come from? Would our families support us? Can we do this? I am still waiting on most of those answers.
We came across a waiting list for children in Ethiopia and 2 little boys (siblings) stole our hearts! Now 4 and 8 they wait in Ethiopia for a family to love them. We went through the process to begin paperwork to adopt these sweet brothers. We started this process in October 2010, Praying, Fundraising, Paper chasing! Everything was moving so fast. Until it came to our Home Study! Everything came to a screeching halt. This part has taken 4 months to complete and unfortunately we were asked to place the boys back on the waiting list or pay childcare fees due to the fact our paperwork had missed the agency deadline. It felt like some one came in and punched me in the stomach! Wait you want me give up my kids?!?!?! These are our boys, My sons! What was I to do! I fell on my knees to pray! Sent urgent pray request for wisdom. We have many unsaved eyes watching our adoption and want others to see God work in our life, we had to turn to that reckless faith that God would protect the boys on a waiting list, If it is His will then they will be in our home in His timing. I can not tell you in words how hard that decision was and remains to be. I no longer receive pictures or updates on the boys but pray for them daily! God brought a women to a bible study I was attending and she repeated this phrase several times..."Trust me I want to show myself Strong" I am holding onto those words,We may never meet the boys but I am trusting God for their lives. We may only ever get to pray for them to have a family of their own.
We have hope because God has provided! He has always been on time. We have raised nearly $10,000 of the $45,000 needed to adopt. We still have the opportunity to adopt the boys providing we raise enough money to send off our Dossier when we receive our approved home study. We must send $19,150 to remove the kids from the waiting list. Almost time for Yard sale, and our next Hair Raising Event!
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