It's time to adopt!
If you had told me right after bringing our newborn home from the hospital that my husband and I would soon become foster parents and in two short years, start the process of adopting a teenager… I'm not sure if I would have believed you. Two jobs, a newborn, a 1 year old, and you think we should add another right now? Yeah right.
Isn't it great how God works though! God knew what a teenager named Daniel needed and He knew what my family needed too even if we didn't. After returning to work from maternity leave, I saw every sign leading to becoming a foster parent. I felt consumed by the ads, the billboards, and social media. Little did I know, God was working in my husband's heart as well.
One evening on our way home from working all day, my husband said, "We need to talk." I thought, UH OH! He was hardly ever this serious. He proceeded to tell me how he had been led to adopt. He knew it sounded crazy for our situation and especially the timing. He expressed that but wanted me to know and really wanted to look into our options. As for me? Someone cue the waterworks. I knew the conviction he had been feeling. I had felt the same thing for 2 months. Without hesitation, I said, "Lets get to work."
We started with foster care and after months of waiting, a young man walks through our door being an emergency placement. That day changed everything. Little did I know this fella would ask us to adopt him on Christmas day and that it would be possible. Little did I know that one day he would want the same last name as his little brothers and that they would be so crazy about him. Little did I know how much I would love him and that we needed him too.
I am not one to ask for help often, but right now our family needs it. The state pays a portion of the adoption fee and the rest is our responsibility. In total, in addition to what has already been paid, we need about $1,100 in lawyer/court fees that we are aware of. If possible, please give. Please help our family become even more official. Thank you!
