well, it's official...we are adopting! we don't know how, we don't know when, we don't know who. and we don't care! we spent today hearing families who have adopted tell their stories and it was such a blessing. we have a whopping amount of paperwork to fill out and a lengthy list of tasks to complete, but that means we have moved from just talking about adopting to actually being in the process of adopting! we are terrified, overwhelmed, and so excited. God is so good (all the time!) and He continues to work with us to show us how to trust Him. This is all so very out of our control (although I am already making lists to organize my lists of lists of things to do....gotta have control over something!) and we know that He will continue to lead us in the ways we need to go.
pray for us as we learn and work our way through this process. it won't be easy and we are told to prepare for at least one heartbreak along the way. but there is something to be said for being where God wants you to be, for being smack in the middle of what He's doing. we believe that's where we are, and we pray for open hearts and ears to stay in that place as God works in our lives and in the lives of our child and his/her birth family. we feel blessed already to be a part of this process and can't wait to see where it takes us. we'll keep you posted!
p.s. happy birthday mom!! kinda cool that i get to start the process of being a mom on my mom's birthday!
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