We are adopting! The Lord has placed the desire for adoption on our hearts and we couldn't be more excited. Our family will be growing by two tiny feet and we would LOVE for you to be part of the story the Lord is writing.
As many of you know adoption costs are very expensive. We humbly are asking for some help on some of those costs. Our adoption costs will be around $30,000.
We are working with a local Arizona agency, Christian Family Care. This means that we will be placed with a baby from Arizona. We felt very strongly about seeking out a local agency that would allow for a local adoption. In addition this adoption will be open which means that the birthparents could be part of our child's life. Our prayer would be that this relationship of openness would help bridge the gaps and that the birthparents would become an extension of our family.
Our home study is complete and we are now officially in the matchbook. We could potentially be matched with a birth mom soon. Of course, it is all in the Lord's timing so we know that this could take longer. However, our hope and desire would be to be able to have a baby home with us by the end of this year.
We can't thank you enough for your love, support, generosity and most importantly your prayers. We are excited to enter into parenthood with the precious baby that the Lord has for us. However, it would not be possible to do so without our amazing friends and family.
With love and gratitude,
JT, Ashley
