Family Web Profile

Another way to get our name out there for expectant mothers to find us is by creating a "family web profile" for Bethany Christian Services.  The web profile is a short letter about us, describing who we are and our journey to adoption.  This letter will then be published on the Bethany Christian Services website along with two still pictures and one slideshow.  If you go to their website (click here), you can see that many other families have made a similar profile.  To see profiles from other families, go to the bottom right corner of their site and look for "family profiles."  We hope to have our profile finished this week.  A link to it will be provided on our blog. 

impregnant.org

A great resource for women facing an unplanned pregnancy is the website impregnant.org.  This website provides information about how to tell if you're pregnant; it describes the various options for an unplanned pregnancy; and it answers some common questions about pregnancy.  If your pregnancy was not planned, you need to know that you do not have to go through it alone.  Someone is available to support you at impregnant.org.  

W a i t i n g

It's only been 17 days since we've officially been done with all of our paperwork and on the waiting list, but it feels much longer.  We've hit the point of just waiting for a phone call from the adoption agency to tell us that we've been matched with a mother and her baby.  The agency told us that during the time of filling out our paperwork, everything would move along quickly.  They also told us that once the paperwork was done, and the home study was approved, it would feel like we hit a brick wall.  They were right.  Every time the phone rings, we jump with anticipation that it's our agent from Bethany. 

When you're waiting for something, you find things to do to pass the time.  Some of the things we have occupied ourselves with include: decorating the baby's room (so far we have the crib, changing table, and several decorations, but we're waiting for the glider, which was backordered); we're reading a book titled, "Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wished Their Adoptive Parents Knew," it's an emotinoally challenging read; and we pray every day for the baby God has chosen for us.

Some things you could pray about:

• That the mother would be taking good care of herself (and the baby she's carrying) and that she would make a final decision about adoption.
• That a baby would soon be available for us to adopt.
• That God would prepare our hearts and minds for the role of being, not only parents, but adoptive parents. 
• That we would be patient and know that God's timing is perfect. 

In our eyes, the timing is perfect...our application process is finished, our bills are paid, and it's summer -- the season of new life.  However, we know that God's timing is always perfect and so we will wait on Him.  Thank you for your support, encouragement, and prayers.