We are adopting!
After almost 3 years of infertility, the Lord has made it clear that pursuing adoption is our next step. How? It wasn’t an easy overnight decision and it wasn’t one that I gave into easily. Never did I think I would be open to adoption and I couldn’t even give you a real reason why. I can tell you that after years of pondering, praying, and grieving continual negative test results, failed treatments, and constant questioning, the Lord became very real to both Nathan and me, and the peace He offered us in our struggle was all the confirmation we needed. Nathan has always been open to adoption and brought it to my attention early on. This is how I know my God is always working for our good. He wants us to have faith enough for His way to take center stage in our lives. I had been praying for my desire for so long, asking God to line up with what I believed was a God-given desire. When I finally became very honest with Him, I realized then that maybe His desire for our life was different than mine and that He wanted me to give Him more of my trust and faith in the plan He had laid out for us. HE changed my heart. So, here we are! Nathan and I are so incredibly excited and encouraged by this journey we are on. Scared? Yes, of course, but peaceful in the process. We are in the midst of our home study and designing our nursery. Expectantly anticipating God to give us our next step all while having faith enough to trust Him with the answer He gives us. As part of our adoption process, we have started a crowdfunding campaign. It may surprise you to hear that adoption-related costs can easily total $40,000 or more. If you feel led to help us ease this financial burden we would be more than grateful. -Kaitlin
