"When are you going to have another baby?"
"Are you going to adopt again?"
"Natalie is about ready for a little brother or sister!"
Those are the comments you get when you have one kid. I'm sure when you have two, you probably still get them. :) Well, we actually had it in our plans to start the adoption process again toward the end of this year. Guess what? It's NOVEMBER. That's "toward the end of this year". :) We had planned to use a local agency that has strong ties to our home church. Agape of Central Alabama is an awesome organization that focuses on foster care, adoption, and crisis pregnancy counseling. We used them to conduct our home study when we were preparing to adopt Natalie. We wanted to use them for our next adoption for two reasons: 1) They are local, and 2) Their adoption expenses are lower than that of the agency we used the first time. So, the other day I decided to email their Adoption Specialist & ask what we need to do to get the process started. Her reply felt like a door shut in my face. They are not accepting applications for adoptive families right now, due to a lack of birthmothers coming to them. While I realize this is somewhat good news, that there aren't many birthmothers who need or want to place their child in another home, it's not good news for adoptive families. I'll be honest: I got upset when I got this news. You would think that by now, I would realize that my plans aren't always what God's plans are, but I guess my thick skull hasn't quite let it sink in yet. MY PLANS were to go through this agency; it would just be so much simpler that way.
So, that's where we stand right now. We have to decide if we want to use another agency, or if we want to raise the funds to be able to use Nightlight in South Carolina {who we used for Natalie's adoption}, or if maybe God just wants us to wait. We shall see!
Please join us in praying for God's will to be revealed to us as we decide how to grow our family.
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ~1 John 5:14
Laura, I can't begin to understand how you feel when it comes to making these kinds of decisions, but I can assure you this. God has a mighty plan, and I will be praying fervently for Him to make His will known to you. To give you clear direction in every step of this process.
ReplyDelete*hug* I can't wait to see what He is up to in this with your family!
Praying, sister!
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