Why We Want to Adopt

I can't say it any better than this video below. There are too many children who are growing up without a Mom and Dad, without a family to love on them and take care of them. We want very badly to bring a child into our home to be a part of our family. We don't know where, we don't know how, but we know that God is bigger than us and He has a heart for children.

Hidden Treasure

We had disappointing news from our agency this week. It is not looking like El Salvador will work out. We will likely have to start over with a new agency unless something big happens. Pray for us that God will help us to be patient. Another difficult thing for me this week was reviewing the file of a precious child in Taiwan. I didn't think that it would be a fit for our family, but reviewed anyway. That was my first file to go through and some of the things I read made me deeply sad. I called Jeremy and said, "Do you realize how much we don't have to deal with." We have three very healthy children. We love them and take care of them. They wake everyday knowing they are loved and they go to bed at night without fear for the next day. God has blessed us more than we even understand.

I know this will be a life changing journey. I don't know that I was quite prepared to venture into what the world can be like for an orphan.