We have just completed our international adoption and have been home with our son for just a few months. However, another child waits for us!!! We have known that this child existed for over a year. Actually we have know about them from our first trip to Poland. Our son has a younger sibling. They have just recently become available for adoption and we are going to bring them home.
We(well I) have always wanted 4 children. Who knows if that will ever happen but I do know that right now we are going to be a family of 4. This means lots of things are going to be happening. First, we have to get a bigger house. Our little 2 bedroom home that we have literally put blood, sweat, and tears into remodeling will not fit a family of 4. So we are moving! Second, we are diving back into the paperwork of international adoption. I feel so much better this time around having already done this before and knowing the process. Third, we are trying to wrap our head around how we are going to pay for this again. We fundraised so much last time and so many people donated money. How do you do it all again? There is so much more that is going to happen it all can't be put into writing.
So are we crazy? Many people I am sure think we are, but this is were God is leading us. That means that this plan is perfect even if it seems crazy.
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 NIV
So very very excited for you! The big question of how to fund another adoption weighed heavily on our minds as well when we expanded our family the second time. Lee and I put all our faith into Jeremiah 29 and saw so many signs of how God was working to make it happen for us. You will see this too. He does have a plan and it will be wonderful! Congratulaions!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Congratulations, that is so exciting!!!
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ReplyDeleteYou're aren't crazy at all! You are just VERY blessed! I can't wait to follow your journey! Congratulations and many prayers will be sent your way! God had you all find each other, he'll find a way to put you together! Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI am your new follower! :) We are adopting from Poland too and I am working on a blog too, especially for our family members and friends. I am having the hardest of times to add my amazon and YouCaring widgets though. Any words of advice? Me, your blog and a cup of tea tomorrow!
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