“Adoption is the visible Gospel.” - John Piper
We have some AMAZING news!
Many of you know our story and have lived it with us. For our entire marriage, we have been on a journey working through fertility struggles, miscarriage, navigating the economy, and trying to grow our family. We are Auntie & Uncle to a passel of great kiddos, Godparents to a special young man, but only Mom & Dad to Denton, our miscarried baby.
After much prayer and consideration, we are excited to share with you our decision to pursue domestic adoption, and we hope that you can be a part of this incredible adventure! For us, adoption is not a ‘second-best’ option to having biological children, and it has always been a possibility we have discussed since before we were even engaged.
We are beyond excited and are doing everything we can to be prepared to welcome a beautiful new life into our home. 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 over $45,000. This is why we have set a goal of $25k to help ease the financial burden that often overwhelms adoptive parents. We hope that by inviting you into this process, you will see yourself as part of the community we hope to build around our child as he/she grows up.
Now, we want to emphasize that we completely understand if you're not able to contribute financially. We truly need and appreciate all kinds of support, whether it's spreading the word, sharing any resources or helpful information, volunteering your time or a raffle item at the Adoption Fund Feed, or most importantly just keeping us in your thoughts and prayers! Always feel free to reach out for more details! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for taking the time to read our letter!
You all mean the world to us and are part of our story. We are incredibly grateful to have you in our lives and the life of the baby meant for us!
Love, Chris & Erin
