11/30/17 Posted about over 6 years ago

Friends, we wanted to share an exciting update and ask for prayer.We have been informed that our birth mother will be having a c-section THIS WEEK! Our beautiful, brave and precious birth mother will be welcoming her/our son on Thursday, November 30th. We're just a few days from growing our family and meeting our son....and we can hardly stand it!!!Please join us in prayer over these next few d...

Adoption Fundraiser: Garage Sale Posted about over 6 years ago

Please join us on Saturday, Oct. 28 for our adoption fundraiser/garage sale...RAIN OR SHINE!We will have housewares, glassware, home & travel decor, holiday decor, jewelry, purses, women's/men's/kids/baby clothing, men's/women's shoes, kids books & toys, wood cabinet, stroller, cds, dvds and more for sale! We have been matched with a birth mother and are expecting a baby boy on December...

Our Adoption Status: Child Identified Posted about over 6 years ago

We are officially matched and moving forward with a potential birth mother. Due date is 12/7/17 and it's a baby BOY!!!!!Please pray with us!

MATCHED! Posted about over 6 years ago

MATCHED!!WE’VE BEEN MATCHED!!!This is what we’ve been waiting for… anticipating that phone call and hearing those life-changing words…”You’ve been matched!"A courageous and loving birth mother has selected us to walk alongside her for the next two months of her pregnancy and potentially parent her perfect and precious child. We are experiencing all the feels right now, friends. Wow! We’re beyon...

Activation Time, Come On (It's a Celebration) Posted about almost 7 years ago

Kool and the Gang were really on to something there :) It's time to celebrate, friends...we're officially going "LIVE"! Josh and I mailed in our check that will activate our adoption file!!!! Woo-whooo! Cue the confetti!The process will take a few days to get through the appropriate hands at the Adoption Support Center (ASC), but before July 1 our file will be given to coordinators who are enga...

Waiting Before The Wait... Posted about almost 7 years ago

“Waiting time is not wasting time. Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.” – Henri NouwenThis period of time we're currently in is what I like to call, "the waiting before the wait!" We're in the middle of the obligatory wait for our adoption home study report to be written, approved and finalized. It's been four weeks of silence (on the adoption radar; not in...

Home Study Complete Posted about about 7 years ago

Our home study is complete! Now we wait for our report to be written and approved! We're excited (relieved) that we're one step closer to activating our profile...one step closer to being chosen by a brave birth mother!!! With each step we take into our second adoption process, the more giddy I become. Parenting our daughter has been a joy and an honor (it's not been without it's hard moments a...

Home Study and Class Posted about about 7 years ago

Josh and I attended 8 hours of class this past week to prepare ourselves to be (adoptive) parents once again. It may seem a bit funny that we'd need to go through "class" after parenting our daughter for nearly two years, but the class time was extremely beneficial. It was neat meeting other adoptive families, we (re)learned LOTS about the domestic adoption process and updates to Indiana laws, ...