We have completed another
fundraiser. On Saturday, a few wonderful people from our church gathered together
to clean and do projects around the building. Rather then everyone getting
paid, all of the money was donated to our adoption. Because of everyone’s hard
work, we now have $450 more in our adoption account. We also have received some very generous
donations from people whom we love so much. WE are extremely grateful.
We have completed 2/3
sessions for our psychological evaluation. We have also completed 4/5 training
sessions needed for our home study. We are coming to the end of our list! We
are ready for this next step.
Journey
We are on a journey that
started many years ago. A journey that has been filled with heartache,
questions, uncertainty, love, laughter, joy, and peace. A journey we feel is blessed by God and lead
by God. A journey that is hard, really hard. A journey that is a
rollercoaster…. the kind that makes your stomach drop but you want to ride it
over and over! A journey that is
beautiful and messy.
This week I heard from yet
another doctor that the likelihood of me getting pregnant is slim to non. I
have heard this before, we have prayed and pondered and discussed our next
step. That doesn’t make hearing it any
easier. Each time is another part of our rollercoaster.
When Adam and I learned, 3
years ago, that I had endometriosis and needed surgery we prepared for
everything. We researched all of our options, talked about every outcome,
probably over talked if you ask Adam.
We cried. We prayed. We
hugged. We showed love. We researched. We listened.
We chose. We chose our path.
We want this. We feel God wants this. We are ready. We are happy. We still
grieve.
Our training today talked
about how birth moms, adoptive moms, and the child will all have gains and
losses when the adoption happens. The
training was about how to support the child when they are happy for the life
they have but long to know about the life they had before. But, it also
validated that it is okay to feel sad and happy at the same time. It is okay to
be excited about the adoption and path we are on and feel sad for the path we
can’t have.
God has a plan. A plan bigger
than what we can imagine. We are thankful for the plan, thankful for each
other, and thankful for the support from all of you!
Feel free to share our blog
and gofundme account. https://www.gofundme.com/qzvexyks
If you have any ideas for
fundraisers and would like to help us, please feel free to contact me!
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