It finally happened! We adopted a son! Posted about over 7 years ago

So yes, it happened. We brought home a baby boy Sunday who is now part of our forever family. I'm feeling so much ❤️ for this sweet boy. Thank you Jesus.  This news wouldn't be possible without your support.  So from the bottom of  my heart, thank you for your support of this adoption!  We are so grateful for all the donations that came through this Pure Charity fundraiser.  Your support means ...

Still Waiting Posted about over 7 years ago

Hi friends,I know it's been a long time since I posted on our adoption fundraiser, but I thought I should give an update.  We are still waiting to adopt and still on the wait list.  Some of you already know this, but we have been chosen multiple times for a baby, but then the birth mom has changed her mind afterwards. We know God's timing is perfect and we continue to wait for the day when God ...

Looking for God's Will Posted about about 8 years ago

To everyone who has supported us...thank you!  We are still waiting although we hope to have some news in a week or more.  This is a post that went out today and we thought we'd share it with you!It was planned as a time away to visit family and serve orphans.  Even as I write this, it almost sounds like a too-good-to-be-true family movie.  You can hear the music playing as the deep voiced narr...

A March Update Posted about about 8 years ago

I shared this on Facebook but realized that some of you may not have seen it.  Here is our latest update:I wish I had good news to report, but it has been very quiet the last few weeks, which means nothing is happening that we can see.Perhaps from God's view, there is something very exciting that we don't know about, but he hasn't shown us that yet.In February, we heard there was a birth mom in...

You, My Child Posted about over 8 years ago

As Christmas approaches, we are still waiting for the call that a baby has been born.  And that seems strangely appropriate as we also are waiting to celebrate the coming of our Savior who was born as a baby in Bethlehem.  We continue to be amazing as donations come in to help fund the new little Ward.  To say thank you, we'd like to let you know about a new song, written by Sam, that was relea...

Update (And Adoption is for all of us!) Posted about over 8 years ago

We can't say it enough, but we're going to try:  thank you!  We wanted to give you another update as you join us in our adoption process!  We are 100% funded with our official costs which means that we have the money we need to bring out baby home.  However, there are other costs that aren't apart of the official fees.  10 photobooks from Shutterfly to introduce our family to birthmothers cost ...

Lessons Learned...and an update of sorts... Posted about over 8 years ago

photo by Heather Bleeke We have been busy over here at Team Ward overseeing details for our adoption, including doing fundraisers, preparing photo books for the adoption agency, and working on an online adoption profile for birth moms to look at.  It’s crazy to put your family out there and hope that a birth mom will find some connection with you.Most days, I feel like a kid waiting for Christ...

The Story Behind our Family Photos Posted about over 8 years ago

We wanted to say "Thank you" again for joining us on this journey of growing our family through adoption.  It's been a journey just to get to this point.  But let us tell you the story through our family pictures...It’s been three years since we’ve taken a family picture and no, I didn’t just forget to take one.The truth is, I really didn’t want to take one.Our last family picture was August 20...

You All Blew Our Minds Posted about over 8 years ago

Last week, I announced that our family is fundraising the final $10,000 to adopt Baby Ward. Let me tell you how hard it was to put our need out there. IT WAS HARD. I had so many feelings about it.  And that little voice of doubt kept creeping in, sounding something like this:DOUBT: What if no one donates?  ME: Shut up Doubt, you’re not helping me feel any better.DOUBT: But what if we don’t rais...

You Are Helping Us Bring Home a Baby Ward! Posted about over 8 years ago

Hello, Team Ward!  This is from a blog that Sara wrote recently and we wanted to share it with you!I’m sitting in a small white classroom with a handful of other adoptive parents trying to get their adoption education hours completed for their home study. Two women sit on a discussion panel in the front of the room, telling the stories of how they chose adoption and how it changed their lives f...

Our Profile is Next... Posted about over 8 years ago

We had a friend offer to take family pictures so we headed to Foster Park and took pictures on Saturday morning.  We'll be posting a link to the pics when they come in.  However, the big reason we took the pics is that we are starting to put together our profile which will include professional pics, our every-day pics, a cover letter and also a video and Facebook-like page online.  We've got so...

We've Finished Our Home-study! Posted about over 8 years ago

It's taken us awhile to get finger-printed, fill out miles of paper, pass the urine-drug screen, get copies of our criminal (or should I say non-criminal?) records and attend at least 10 hours of educational classes, but we've finally done it!  We've finished our home-study so now the next step is getting everything ready for the profile including a printed photo-book, video and Facebook like p...