A Child to Love...Our Adoption Journey

[...] with us about adopting her baby. Long story short, I contacted our caseworker, emailed the birth mother back giving her our caseworker's info, and the birth mother called our caseworker all before [...]

[...] again. And, in "my way" of trying to guard my heart, I don't want to let another birth mother in. Now, obviously I do want to allow another birth mother into our lives and heart, but the [...]

[...] our faith, make us more Christlike, and bring glory to God! I then read this blog post from a birth mother and my heart broke. I was convicted. I want to address and deal with the issues surrounding [...]

[...] of the failed adoption). It brought back a lot of heart ache...Last night I spoke with the birth mother of this most recent situation. We talked for an hour and a half...it was good for both of us ( [...]

[...] spend a little bit of time with them. After a couple of long and challenging months in our adoption journey, it was so nice to get away, to be refreshed, and spend time with some of our best friends. [...]

[...] , but God has blessed Warren and I with some amazing people to walk alongside us in our adoption journey (some who live far away, others who are close by)...one of those individuals is our sweet [...]

[...] ...has made it home!!! For several reasons, I have not had the freedom to update on our adoption journey. I plan on "backtracking" in order to chronicle the events of the past two months.. [...]

[...] of the retreat) has been a personal blessing to me through the ups and downs of our adoption journey. God has truly blessed her with the ability to clearly communicate His love and truth. I [...]

[...] that overcame her seeing me hold Baker. I wonder if, in that moment, the reality of the selfless decision she was making set in... A couple of hours later, Warren and I left the hospital with plans [...]

[...] that she took care of herself (and him) during that time--eventually making an incredibly selfless decision--sacrificing her own desires for his well being. Some may find it odd we are so close and [...]

[...] yesterday. She will always and forever have a place in our hearts on mother's day. Her selfless decision to give him life provided us a family. Earlier last week we sent her a package with several [...]

[...] ...a part of me wants to shut down, crawl in a hole, and forget we ever started the adoption process. However, the bigger part of me knows God is in control, knows this is what He has called us [...]

[...] our infertility. I was so focused those first few months on steps we needed to take in the adoption process, that I may not have realized I still had some scars related to our infertility. (Can you [...]

[...] help him get his first bath...the nurses in the transitional unit (having known we were his adoptive parents) were so incredibly kind...they helped make us comfortable and offered to take several [...]

[...] didn't have a say in the matter. Yes, we were given ID bracelets to inform staff we were his adoptive parents, but "technically," until discharge, all questions regarding Baker went to his [...]

[...] centered around the birthparents, their families, and us. We began to adore this amazing birthmother, birthfather, and her parents. More and more confirmation was given even single time [...]

I must begin this post with an apology for my delayed blogging. I began work last week...sigh...I didn't realize how difficult it would be to separate [...]

I must begin this post with an apology for my delayed blogging. I began work last week...sigh...I didn't realize how difficult it would be to separate [...]