Here's our story (the start of it at least).

Hey! Welcome to our blog. We're newbies, so bare with us. The reason we're starting this blog is to share with you what God is doing in our lives through the process of adopting our first child.

We've been married for a little over 8 years, but it seems like just yesterday that we first met. The time together has been wonderful, filled with many memories. Our love for each other has only grown and we're very thankful for all that God has blessed us with.

With that said, we're blogging about adoption, and the reason we're adopting is because as our love for each other has grown, so has our desire to share that love with a growing family. We've been praying for close to 5 years that God would give us a child, but it hasn't been His will to give us that blessing in the way we had planned. It's been difficult wrestling with the emotions of that reality, but God has given comfort and direction along the way, leading us to the decision to begin the adoption process around the beginning of this year.

And we are definitely in a "process", a long process. The paperwork is in, classes have been completed, the home study is underway, and the praying (and working) is continuing. We have our next home study interviews this week, which is a bit intimidating, but mostly because of the uncertainty. But we know that God is with us in the journey, so we have no reason to worry. If nothing else, we have definitely learned patience as we wait on Him to provide.

Speaking of provision, one of the reasons we wanted to get this blog up and running now is that we are planning an adoption fundraiser yard sale in a couple weeks. And as a part of that big day we have created some cool t-shirts for the workers and for anyone else who would like to help us out on our journey. We are asking for your donation of $15 per shirt ($5 shipping if necessary). The color is your choice, if your choice is one of the 5 neon colors we have available (pink, green, yellow, orange, and blue). We will be placing our first order this Monday (August 12th) so if you're interested, just let us know by emailing us. A sample of what the shirts look like is below.

 
Most importantly, we're asking for your prayers. The Bible says in Psalm 127:3 that "children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward." We know that however God blesses us with a child, it will be a miracle of His making. We need help making this happen, but we know that our "help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:2

Thanks for your prayers, thanks for your help, and thanks for reading this long-winded post.