Dearest Friends and Family,
As some of you know by now, we are going to be starting the process of adopting an infant in the near future. For some, this is a big surprise; while for us, we had this plan all along… just in a different order. Our plan was to have 1 or 2 children biologically and then start adoption. However, it has become clear that God has a different agenda.
We have started this blog to keep everyone informed about the process and chronicle our adventure for others who may be taking this journey too.
The most common question we have gotten since deciding this was our calling is “why?” It is pretty simple: we want to start a family. While other routes could possibly give us a biological child (and we are still allowing for that), we feel God has put this on our hearts – and for a while now. Our first experience like adoption was probably when we started fostering dogs. We enjoyed that – though quickly learned it was hard to not get attached to something knowing it would find its forever home soon. Then, we took a trip to Ecuador. This taught us that we could love other children of God – regardless of where they came from. So, when it was evident that things weren’t happening according to our original plan, we both knew without hesitation which path to take next.
Another common question is “how can we help?” All we ask is for your support and prayers. Feel free to check back often as we update the blog.
God Bless,
John and Michelle
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