Update

So the biological father has told his parents that they are putting the baby up for adoption, and they think that it is a good idea. I have been told that the grandparents can be one of the hardest obstacles when trying to adopt a baby. But both sets in this case are on board with the adoption, as well as the biological father! And the last thing that I heard was that the mother is still planning on the adoption. So things are slow but still working out . . . what should I expect God is in control. No worries. Keep praying for us!

Still waiting on some "bigger" news

What I have heard as of late, is that everything is still in the works. We are also still waiting to hear what the birth-mother is having. I am really praying for a girl... only because I have enough girl clothes to last until age 5, and I have just always wanted a girl first. But anyways just wanted to update with what I know.

Thank you all for your encouragement, God knows this is a time where a sweet positive word will go a long long way!

No news

I haven't heard any new news yet... so that is why I have not posted yet.


Well I actually did find out some news, but not about the adoption. I found out this week that I will more than likely be on birth control for the rest of my life, to suppress my endometrisis, and I was also told that the only way that I will be able to get pregnant, is if I have IVF done, which I won't. So I will never get pregnant.
My doctor actually said that I am doomed fertility wise. I don't like him right now.

Adoption update

We know that the birthmother's name is Jennifer, she is due the 1st of April. As far as I know she plans on having the baby down here. Wouldn't that be AMAZING! Pray that it would work out. This week she will be getting a call from my agency and they are going to "counsel her". Which is a great idea. They want to find out from her why she wants to do this and then she will begin to fill out the paperwork. So this time is a little bit uneasy because I am only hearing hearsay. BUT GOD IS AWESOME AND HE IS IN CONTROL!! And everything has already been so mind blowing, and I had nothing to do with it.

But when I find anything else out I will update again.

Jen

Wow God is at work and He is so faithful!

First of all we found an adoption agency! They are called Hope for Families. We found them last weekend, and they are a great Christian couple who are eager to help us. So we had our adoption homestudy this last week, and we are now approved to adopt. So the next step was to find a birthmother. Well the Lord totally took care of that, the birthmother pretty much found Erick and I! She knew my name before I knew hers. Her name is Jennifer...which is crazy! She is due in April. Which is going to be the perfect time, because I will then be able to have the whole summer to bond with the precious child that God has chosen for Erick and I. Wow blows my mind...All of this still has not sunk in.

Another blessing is that because the agency didn't have to find the birthmother for us, we are saving about 7500 dollars! God thank you!

Update on the foster care - we are still waiting for our paperwork to finish going through the state. I guess because we are younger than the normal foster parents, they are looking at every little detail... blahhh I am running out of patience with all of this. I just want to bring in a little baby to love and take care of for a while! So it may be a couple more weeks :(

I know have a lot of prayer requests:
-Pray that the birthmother will be healthy and that the baby will be safe in her womb.
-Pray that Erick and I will remember to daily be thankful for what the Lord is providing for us...there is a lot right now!
-Pray that our foster care papers will go through and that we will get our foster child soon to take care of.

Thank you friends,
Jen

The Journey Starts Now!

I am sure you all know the verse "Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean no on your own understanding, but acknowledge Him in all your ways, and HE will direct your paths." This verse has been made real in my life this last week. As many of you know, Erick and I have been led to seek adoption through foster care. But the Lord has decided to open another door at this time and we feel that we are being led to begin the adoption process for a domestic adoption. We are still going to be foster parents.

The reason we didn't first seek the adoption route was because of financial reasons, but like I said God has opened a door and we are going to walk through it. We are going to be having our first homestudy this Wednesday! The agency that we are going with says that this process may take 6-10 months!

So I will fill you in on when we get our Foster babies, and as the process of adopting our own baby comes as well!

Pray for us,
Jen and Erick