Monday, May 23, 2011

Adoption... counting the cost

Adoption is not easy, if anyone says it is they are crazy, it is however worth every bit of struggle.  We have had a lot of highs and lows since our journey began.  We have filled out a mess of paperwork, and that part isn't over yet.  We have cried, we have laughed, and sometimes we have cried and laughed at the same time (ok so that was more "me" than "we"). Restarting this blog has caused me to reflect over the last year.  It seems unreal that a whole year has gone by since we officially started this journey.   There are days when we wonder how we will be able to take the next step, wonder how we can pay the next fee,  but God has been so very faithful to us.  He has surrounded us with very loving and faithful friends and family, who have been willing to give of their time, their energy, their heart and many times their hard earned money.  I hope each and every one of them know that we do not take it for granted.  We are truly blessed.  I have found myself feeling very humbled by these many times throughout this process. I had one such moment this past Sunday, we had a team of people helping us sell tickets, and they were making their way through the church, working hard to make this next event a success. As I watched them come and go to our table, I felt once again overwhelmed at their kindness their love for us and our daughter, but mostly their love for God. 

Our next event is this Friday, with lots of help and some generous donations, we have put together a dinner/ silent auction. We have a wonderful speaker from Hope For 100, Tim Clark, he is a former missionary, and also worked for CPS, mostly he is a man with a heart for God and a heart for orphans. We are praying and believing for a great night.  Not just for financial blessings, but that hearts will be touched, and the seed of someone else's adoption journey will be planted.  That is our heart, that every child have a home, that not one child fall asleep with an aching heart or an empty tummy, that they be clothed and fed and wrapped tightly in the arms of a family who love them. 

So the lessons are:
 *Yes adoption is hard... but also an overwhelming blessing
 *You have to ask for help, this is also very hard, but when you do, you find an amazing gift from God, you
    find friendship.
 *Trust God, when He says do something... He is always faithful, He will not leave you to "go it alone".

I will try to remember to tell you more about our baby girl and our family tomorrow :)