The Adoption Option

After several months of being unsure of what path to take, followed by a two-month break, Joel and I are officially taking this week to pray specifically about adoption. The notion of adopting has begun to weigh heavier and heavier on my heart. So many seemingly small things have happened...things I've seen, things I've read, things people have said to me, things I've remembered...that collectively are pulling me closer and closer toward adoption. But that is me. This decision can only be made in partnership with my husband, who is profoundly rational and intelligent (much needed qualities when you're married to someone like me). And it can only be made after a strong pursuit of God's will. Only He knows if we're meant to have kids. And only He knows from where.

There are so many unknowns. So many decisions. So many dollar signs, involved in the adoption process. It's enough to make you a perpetual procrastinator. But now's the time to get serious. And so we're seriously praying. It would mean so much if you could support us this week by lifting us up in prayer, as we navigate this huge life decision. Rest assured, details will soon follow once a decision is made...

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
-James 1:27