We are excited to share that we are adopting a child!
The standard questions we are asked often are, “Do you have children? How old are they? Do you want more children?” We are usually pretty honest with our answers and let people know that it wasn’t in the plan for us to only have one child at this point in our marriage. Through our honesty and confession about the stirring to adopt, God brought specific people into our lives to give us a word of encouragement and others who pointed us in the direction of New Life Adoptions. Through these friends and Rachel's medical diagnosis, God has made the path toward adoption very clear to us. We are eager to follow His lead.
Adoption is very expensive. In order to make adoption a reality for our family, we are inviting others to financially and prayerfully partner with us. The exact amount required by the agency is $24,000. We also have up to $1,750 in additional fees that will be given to the attorney once adoption is finalized.
Any money donated beyond this amount will go towards formula, diapers, clothing, and other expenses related to the needs of our adopted child.
We appreciate your financial partnership greatly.
Our pre-adoption conference is scheduled for January 18 at 10:00am. We’ll spend an hour and a half with New Life Adoptions allowing them to get to know us better. We have the opportunity to ask them questions, too. We are nervous but excited for this meeting. As Daniel Tiger says, “sometimes you feel two feelings at the same time, and that’s okay!”
As part of the agency’s requirements, Chad and I must individually read 5 books and submit book summaries for each one before our home study can be scheduled.
Prayer request: While I have the option to forego laundry and dishes and spend Hudson’s school or nap time reading, Chad can’t really do the same with his work. Please pray that God will multiply his time so that he can read these books in a timely manner.
