It is crazy to be saying (typing) this on social media after keeping it tucked away in our hearts and dreams for so long, but here it goes: WE’RE ADOPTING!

It has been a few years of talking, dreaming, waiting, and putting adoption on and off the table. Well, we are here to say that our application has been accepted, and our contract is signed. We are now on the road to adopting a sweet little baby (infant adoption). We are adopting domestically (within United States), and after our home study is complete, we will begin the process of being matched with a birth mom.

LOVE MAKES A FAMILY.

This is the mission statement of the consultant agency (Faithful Adoption Consultants) that is walking us through the process. God’s love is EVERYTHING. We cannot measure how great it really is. His love for the orphan is clear, and we are excited, nervous, and READY to follow God as His great love leads us forward as a family.

We are starting paperwork for our homestudy, and would LOVE to share more details about where we are at in process/how being matched with a birth mom works, etc. Domestic Infant Adoption is still a HUGE amount of money, BUT we are more than confident that the Lord is going to provide everything we need through the process (a few fundraisers to come).

Our kids are EXCITED! Blakely talks almost nonstop about snuggling, dressing and feeding a baby brother/sister. Jackson is planning to sell some of his lego creations to save money to bring baby home. He also reminds us ANYTIME that we need/want to purchase something, that “we should probably save that money for our baby.” In the midst of the excitement, however, there is already a sad brokenness, knowing a mama is making a hard decision and will leave the hospital with empty arms. As you think of us and pray for our journey, would you remember the mama we will be matched with? That God comforts her and makes His love REAL to her. Pray for us to be flexible to God’s plan no matter if this road is hard.

God. is. good.

His redemptive work is RIGHT.

And His love NEVER ENDS.

Our confidence lies in these things.