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!!