I was adopted. Not by my earthly parents, but by my Heavenly Father. He grafted me into His family. He loved me. I believe that through the story of God, we find a map of how to live our lives. Jayson and I always knew that one day we would grow our family through biological children and adoptive children. We looked into the possibility of adoption before we had Ryan, but we just didn't feel like God was giving us the go ahead. He wanted us to have Ryan first. As we have prayed over our family and the direction that God wants us to go, we both felt God's gentle nudge that now was the time. He was ready for us to adopt, and He was going to provide the way to do it.
So Jayson and I started talking about it and praying about it and we both felt this is where we needed to be. But where do you start?! I had NO idea what to do or who to call. So I did what any normal, technologically inundated person does now, I Googled it. I found an agency called A New Beginning located in Boise and I emailed them and asked them what we needed to do. We got signed up for an orientation class and we went.
Before we got out of the car last night to go into the meeting, we prayed. We prayed that God would have his hand on us. That God would direct our path, closing doors that He didn't want us to go through and opening doors that He did want us to go through. We also prayed that what one of us felt Him saying, the other would feel as well. I was so nervous. Jayson, well Jayson was Jayson. Not much shakes him :) . We went in and introduced ourselves and we sat for the next hour and a half listening to what this whole process would entail. It is crazy. Just, crazy.
At this point in time we are pursuing a domestic infant adoption. The cost is approximately $22,000. I am a teacher. Jayson is a pastor. Our God is big. When I said that not much shakes Jayson, there are a few things. One of the things that gets under his skin quickly is not having a sound financial plan. But we both feel God telling us to step out in faith, He will provide a way.
The phrase "it takes a village to raise a child" has always been one that we have whole heartedly agreed with. Especially when the Lord blessed us with Ryan :). But it has different meaning to us now. We would like to ask our "village" to continually lift our family up in your prayers. Pray for God's guidance and wisdom. Pray that He speaks clearly to Jayson and me. Pray that He provides a means to adopt this precious, new member of our family. Pray for His will in our lives. Thank you, for being our village. We love you.
-Andrea
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