Help Support Our Adoption Journey!
We have some exciting news and an opportunity for you to be a part of our journey.
As many of you know, 3 out of our 4 children have been adopted from foster care and we feel honored to complete our family with 1 more adoption. This time, a precious little girl who entered this world the day after Valentine’s Day, how much sweeter does it get!
However, as with any private adoption process, there are significant financial costs involved. In order to bring our little girl home for good, the safest way to do this would be through a private adoption. We have found the best local attorneys through our church family who will facilitate her adoption. We were shocked to find out that private adoption costs were going to range between $9000-$15000.
Sending her to foster care and into the unknown was just not in the cards for her. We didn’t feel it was best for her to be sheltered to multiple homes, while waiting 1-2 years to be adopted.
We have had many friends and family so generously willing to help come beside us through this process. We understand that not everyone may be in a position to contribute, and that's completely okay. Your love, prayers and support mean the world to us, regardless.
On our own we are preparing our own monthly finances & working on additional ways to personally prepare for this unexpected surprise!
For those who are able and willing to help, we have set up a fund to collect donations towards our adoption expenses. Every contribution, no matter how small, will bring us one step closer to bringing our little girl home.
We want to express our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for being a part of our lives and for considering supporting us during this special time. Your generosity and kindness mean more to us than words can express.
We praise God for this unexpected gift & are trusting in Him as he navigates this path for us and seeks out financial support for us as a family!
We just wanted to update everyone and let you all know that today we got the official “CLEAR TO ADOPT” !! Our homestudy was approved & all documents have been signed & ALMOST ready for an official court date! Emma is thriving & has gained a total of 3 1/2 pounds since birth! She’s almost 8 pounds!!! She’s hitting all her monthly milestones & we have found a breast milk donor for her so she’s been exclusively on all the good nutrients that she needs!
We literally could not have made this happen without our village (ALL OF YOU) who donated monetarily or even the ones who supported us through prayer, meals & childcare!!! We are amazed by the support and encouragement !! As we prepare for “forever” we just ask that you continue to pray for Emma’s birth family as they heal and navigate their emotions during this season.
Xoxo - The Lawson Family
We just booked our home study! This is where the state comes into our home and interviews Trevor, myself and all 4 children. They ask us all a million questions and they write down our answers...... they look throughout our home and make sure it fits the needs of sweet Emma. Please be praying for this home study as we prepare our home for her. It will be taking place on Sunday March 11th.... We will continue to update everyone as our paperwork gets finalized and we seek out the services of our attorney.
