Beyond Blessed

We are so grateful for all of the generosity that has been poured out on our family and all of the support in bringing sissy home! We could NOT have done any of this without all of the support. Our expectations for our family golf tournament were exceeded and we were able to pay off a large portion of our fees because of the holes sponsored, teams registered and donations given. What a GREAT God we serve and what great people he has used to aid in our process!

These past two weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions! We were matched almost a month ago and after much praying and seeking wisdom we turned in our paperwork to officially begin our legal adoption of our daughter. Soon after we sent in our paperwork we received an incredible email from Jeeah's Hope/Lifesong approving our match grant request! The funds raised at our golf tournament were MATCHED! This will allow up to pay off a LARGE portion of our balance so that we are one GIANT step closer to going to get sissy from Pune, India. We are taken back by the call of this organization to help families in their process to bring their sweet babies home! If you are looking to give to an incredible organization please look up lifesong and consider donating to such a wonderful cause!

As if that is not enough, God continues to amaze us! Guys, when God promises he delivers and He has made it abundantly clear that He is delivering on a promise made to myself and my husband long ago. We received a congratulations email from JSC approving us of a very generous grant! We are taken back and almost still in shock because these past two weeks have been filled with God's blessings one behind the other! Another incredible organization devoted to helping those called to foster and adopt bring their babies home! If you are looking to give to a wonderful cause look up JSC foundation and give today!

When beginning our process we knew God would guide and provide because we were sure of our calling. We know our family will not look like most and it makes us EXCITED! I love the uniqueness and the beauty of our diverse family. I can not wait to love her deep like we love Liam. I can not wait to see her and Liam become the best of friends. Lord thank you for your many blessings! Thank you for your Faithfulness!



NOT TO MENTION! We were connected with another family adopting from the SAME orphanage that our sweet daughter is at and they leave to pick up their darling baby in two weeks SO we get to send gifts to sissy when they leave in two weeks! We got sissy a audio book where Steven and I can record ourselves reading so she can hear our voice <3 I put a picture of all three of us in the front of the book so she can see us while she listens to our voice! HOW COOL!

God you are AWESOME!

MATCHED

MATCHED!

I wanted to elaborate on our match and let everyone know how GOOD, how GREAT our God is. We had all expectations to wait multiple months after we received CARA approval. God has allowed our adoption process to move along so smoothly and we are so grateful for our agency Lifeline!

Once we received approval from CARA (Indian database) and our i800a was approved (approval to be adoptive parents) we thought we would be sitting back and waiting for a lengthy amount of time BUT God blew us away and we got a call saying we had been matched only 1 WEEK later!

Let me just tell you..when you were given a promise years ago (in high school) that you would adopt internationally and have a very diverse family and you get a call that you have been matched...it is surreal but SO exciting. God is a promise maker and a promise keeper! When the Lord blessed us with Liam and we found out we would be parents Steven and I were bursting with joy. When we got to announce our pregnancy to those we love it was an incredible feeling. I am so thankful God gave us the ability to conceive and I loved carrying Liam! When we were matched we had the same feelings! We were so excited and we could not wait to share the news.

The only information we can share is that she is 8 months old AND her birthday is ONE day after Liam's so they are EXACTLY one year apart! We almost passed out when we saw the birth date. Liam and sissy will be very close and they will have one another as best friends.

Now we work to legally adopt sweet girl and get her home to us. Next steps include i800 for her, dossier and her passport then we get to go to India!!