It was about this time a year ago that my wife and I came to the decision that God was calling us to adopt. We didn’t really know at that time what that might look like or how it would happen. We were pretty clueless back then and didn’t even know where to start, but we prayed, asked, and searched for answers.
We’ve looked into and prayed about medical treatments, fostering, fostering to adopt, international adoption, domestic adoption, private adoption, agencies, lawyers, etc. We’ve taken classes, gone through training, done our paperwork, questionnaires, and multiple pages of homework. We’ve done a ton of reading, listened to podcasts about adoption, and sought the advice of friends and family. We’ve gotten background checks, medical checks, taken care of our wills, had our home inspections, and thoroughly questioned during our home study. We’ve had new photos taken of us and created our profile book (my favorite part of this process). We’re still fundraising, and there will be other things to take care of before we’ll be able to bring our child home, but for now, EVERYTHING IS DONE!
So now we wait…
After a year since making this decision to adopt, this may be the hardest part of our journey. How much longer, God? Where is the money going to come from? How is this going to work? What about this? What about that?
We know this will change us. It already has. God is bringing Rachael and I closer together through this experience and teaching us more and more to trust Him. He’s teaching us to pray, to trust, to be patient, to love and depend on each other more and more, AND to wait patiently on Him!
Patience takes time. Not something our society accepts well. But it’s developed through life’s difficulties. So is trust in what God is doing. Our pastor at church as been preaching the last few weeks about prayer. Just yesterday, on a weekend in which most of Florida and the east coast were facing a Category 4 hurricane, he shared about God’s provision - that we don’t need to worry! God knows our needs! He will provide! Why worry about things you can’t control? Why worry about things when God has got our backs?
Sometimes, I write these updates because I know others want to know what’s going on in our adoption process. But sometimes, I find it therapeutic to write out these thoughts, which also give me a reminder of where we’ve been and how God has been bringing us through this journey all along. There is no need for us to worry so much! He’s got our back! We just need to trust Him!
I close this update by once again asking you all to continue to pray for us, for the strength to endure the wait knowing that every day that passes is another day He is preparing and putting all the pieces in place, to pray for our child who we’ve yet to meet, for the expectant mother carrying our child, and that all will work out in God’s timing and through His provision! Take care and God bless you all!
We’ve looked into and prayed about medical treatments, fostering, fostering to adopt, international adoption, domestic adoption, private adoption, agencies, lawyers, etc. We’ve taken classes, gone through training, done our paperwork, questionnaires, and multiple pages of homework. We’ve done a ton of reading, listened to podcasts about adoption, and sought the advice of friends and family. We’ve gotten background checks, medical checks, taken care of our wills, had our home inspections, and thoroughly questioned during our home study. We’ve had new photos taken of us and created our profile book (my favorite part of this process). We’re still fundraising, and there will be other things to take care of before we’ll be able to bring our child home, but for now, EVERYTHING IS DONE!
So now we wait…
After a year since making this decision to adopt, this may be the hardest part of our journey. How much longer, God? Where is the money going to come from? How is this going to work? What about this? What about that?
We know this will change us. It already has. God is bringing Rachael and I closer together through this experience and teaching us more and more to trust Him. He’s teaching us to pray, to trust, to be patient, to love and depend on each other more and more, AND to wait patiently on Him!
Patience takes time. Not something our society accepts well. But it’s developed through life’s difficulties. So is trust in what God is doing. Our pastor at church as been preaching the last few weeks about prayer. Just yesterday, on a weekend in which most of Florida and the east coast were facing a Category 4 hurricane, he shared about God’s provision - that we don’t need to worry! God knows our needs! He will provide! Why worry about things you can’t control? Why worry about things when God has got our backs?
Sometimes, I write these updates because I know others want to know what’s going on in our adoption process. But sometimes, I find it therapeutic to write out these thoughts, which also give me a reminder of where we’ve been and how God has been bringing us through this journey all along. There is no need for us to worry so much! He’s got our back! We just need to trust Him!
I close this update by once again asking you all to continue to pray for us, for the strength to endure the wait knowing that every day that passes is another day He is preparing and putting all the pieces in place, to pray for our child who we’ve yet to meet, for the expectant mother carrying our child, and that all will work out in God’s timing and through His provision! Take care and God bless you all!
