Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Adoption....

Tyler and I decided to start a family a couple of years ago. After much trying and treatment we were never able to conceive. I just couldn't understand why this was happening. I prayed to God often and asked him to give me a sign. I placed prayer requests into the church baskets, and still nothing. I begged and pleaded with Him! I even tried bartering with God, still nothing. But, He was giving me a sign! I was just not ready to accept it. He was giving us every sign to adopt. I finally accepted this the beginning of December 2009. It was not easy at the time. I was dealing with the pain of never experiencing the joys of pregnancy. I prayed over and over for God to take away my human selfish desires....and He did! God has a plan for each and every one of us. Trust in Him!!
After much research and investigation of various adoption agencies and types of adoption...we have decided to adopt our child from Uganda. Its so amazing how God works and who He works through!

"For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you, you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:11-13

8 comments:

  1. thanks for your comment on my blog. i'm so excited for you! this is a BEAUTIFUL, blessed journey. i look forward to watching your journey unfold & am happy to chat anytime. =)
    momentswithlove AT gmail DOT com

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  2. God is so good and He is ALWAYS faithful....He will be with all three of you every step of the way......we have already been praying for that special child across the world...what a wonderful home he has waiting for him! Love you blog.....look forward to all the updates...

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  3. So excited for you! Can't wait to see what the Lord unfolds for you all!

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  4. Can't wait to become this childs favorite aunt.

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  5. Congrats.....cant wait for another cousin miss u guys!!

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  6. I got your blog from Jade!! What an exciting journey you are embracing!!! And you know it's 'plan A' for God!!! : ) You are about to be blown away at the gift He is going to give you, sister!!!

    It took us 2 yrs to get pregnant, and not before the Lord brought us our first 2 amazing children through adoption! I'm SO thankful we didn't get pregnant in those 2 years!!! He had a better plan for our family - plan A. The LORD worked on my heart, brought me to a new place of humility and trusting Him, AND gave us the names of our first 2 children through those tears and trials : ) I can't imagine the plan I had hoped for...God's plan is SO much better - it's perfect! :)

    I look forward to what the Lord has in store for you guys! Bless you and much grace to you to keep your eyes on Him and HIS sufficiency and power!

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  7. I came across you blog from Jade. My husband and I are also adopting from Uganda. (Just waiting for a court date). I was totally caught of guard by the desire to adopt. I went to Uganda with Shawnda and fell in love. I get so excited to hear of others adopting as well! God is SO good and He has been faithful throughout this process. I am so excited for you guys! I will pray for you guys as you go through this process.

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  8. Thank you all! I cannot wait to hear about the journey each of you have experienced before us! We have no clue how awesome/hard/unchartered this is going to be for us!!!

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