Hi friends! It’s Josh and Blakeley, and we have BIG news…We are adopting a
second child! We have been together for nine years and were married in November 2011. Even
before our relationship truly began, we knew we wanted to be parents and have always
wanted a big family. Soon after we married, we suffered two unexplained, devastating
miscarriages. While we only were able to love our babies in utero, we loved them dearly.
Soon after losing our babies, Blakeley was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian
Syndrome, MTHFR and PAI-4G/4G (blood clotting disorders). Despite these
disheartening diagnoses, we continued desperately praying and trying to conceive for
several years. Discouraged after years of trying, we finally saved enough money to
begin consultations and expensive treatments like IUI with a fertility specialist. Multiple
types of treatments and medications were all to no avail, leaving us with aching hearts
and an empty bank account. We always had discussed adopting, but intended to do so
later in life after having biological children. Our reproductive endocrinologist suggested
we take some time off from treatments and decide if we’d like to pursue IVF. For another three years, we waited and prayed and wished. Ultimately, we felt
called to adopt. After our struggle with infertility, it was a privilege to grow our family
through adoption in 2017. Our daughter, Delaney, is the light of our lives and we cannot
wait to expand our family with a new addition and give her the baby brother or sister she
(and we!) long for. We will be adopting a child 0-2 years old from the US. We have no
set preferences, and are open to God’s leading for factors such as gender, race, or
multiples.
We are beyond excited and are doing everything we can to be prepared to
welcome a beautiful new life into our home. As part of our adoption process, we have
started a crowdfunding campaign. How much money does it take to bring our family
together forever? It may surprise you to hear that the average adoption cost $40,000,
and the average income in America is only $54,000! We are estimating this adoption will
cost around $35,000. While we plan to continue to work hard, save hard, and tighten
our budget, we need help funding this adoption. We continue to give this financial
burden to God, because we simply don’t have the money. Asking for help is hard. We
have been humbled as we look at this mound of money that is quickly becoming due.
We ask that you pray and support us through this process, we need family and
friends to walk along side us.
This page will serve as a means to help us fundraise. All donations are tax deductible, and will be dispersed directly to our agency for our
adoption expenses. We also have a PayPal account if you would prefer. We won’t take
your support for granted. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Sincerely,
Josh and Blakeley
