Some of you may know that we will soon be a party of 5.
For those of you who do not, keep reading :)
No, I am not pregnant and no we are not getting another dog.
We are going to adopt a child from China.
How did this come about?
Well, we have been discussing it for about a year now and it was actually Caden that put some momentum to our thinking. Caden has been praying for us to adopt a little girl, a sister for the boys, for at least a year if not two. Caleb happily joined in and well, then it was two of them adding it to bedtime prayers and talking to us about their "sister" like she was already here! We always thought we would be a party of 5 but after a difficult pregnancy with Caleb, we sort of gave up the dream. It was our little Caden who kept praying and now I am so thankful for his sweet heart. Had anyone asked me two years ago if I was going to have another child I would have replied a definite "no", but God had other plans and now I can see how he was already preparing our hearts for this journey. One thing I have learned is that God loves to show me I cannot perfectly plan out my life, just when I think I have it all under control He comes in and sweeps me off my feet. I am so glad His plans are better than ours :)
So now what?
We have started the process, chosen an agency and are about to start our Home study.
We have about 10months ahead of us and tons of paper work before we get to travel to China for 14 days to bring home our 3rd blessing. I am starting this blog to keep you all posted, we want you to experience our journey too. On the right hand side of the blog you will see an area for "Great websites" check out Show Hope, they are an amazing organization providing hope to orphans. They started Marias Big House of Hope in China, a place where orphans can receive the medical care they need and God's love. We are also using their cool shirts to help raise money toward our adoption, I will eventually figure out how to add paypal info and stuff to the blog site. In the meantime, if you are interested in purchasing one of their shirts to help raise awareness for orphan care as well as help us out, let me know.
So, that is our big news.
We appreciate all of your support and prayers!
Blessings!
Jenn, Alan, Caden and Caleb
Wow guys, that is so awesome. What an amazing journey you are about to embark on. You might want to connect with Kathryn "Walvoord" Lewis (she graduated with Alan). They are adopting from Ethiopia. They have already gone through about 6 months of the process. They are now on the waiting list. She too has been blogging about their journey. You can find her blog on my list "Lewis Family". They have done a lot of fundraisers to help them raise money; garage sales, silent auctions, online coffee, etc.
ReplyDeleteWishing you the best on this journey. I'll be praying for you all.
Oh my what an amazing journey y'all are preparing for. I will keep y'all in my prayers. I know that with GOD yalls lives will be blessed and how brave of you to document this in a blog. I love y'all and am here if there is anything I can do to help in any way. Keep it up sweetie.
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