Today is Show us Your Life at Kelly's Korner. I have been reading Kellys' Korner for several years now. I love how she shares the story of her life while at the same time provides ways of bringing women together both near and far. This week's SUYL topic hit very close to home, though I hesitated to join in because technically we are not yet an adoptive family though nothing would make me happier:).
Adoption is something God placed on my heart from a very young age; however, I had always assumed that I would adopt in additional to having biological children. My husband spent his last year of high school living with a family that had both biological and adopted children. He loved the time he spent with the family so his heart has always been open to adoption as well. God clearly placed these feelings and opportunities on our heart intentionally as He knew what our future held.
Long story short we met and fell in love in 2004 and got married five years later. After buying our first home and enjoying a year of being a married couple we decided we were ready to start a family in August of 2010.
After a year of trying unsuccessfully we visited a Reproductive Endocrinologist who "diagnosed" us with unexplained infertility (in my personal opinion if it is unexplained it isn't a diagnosis, but then again I work in education not medicine). After several failed IUIs, not a single positive pregnancy test, and about three more years of lapsed time were faced with the decision to put our monetary resources towards IVF or adoption--we joyfully chose the latter.
In May of 2014 we began to prepare for adding to our little family through the blessing of Domestic Infant Adoption. We were home study approved and went "live" in September of the same year. We renewed our home study last summer and that has been the sole source of activity on this journey to date. Well maybe not the sole activity as we have each grown separately and in our marriage so the time we have been waiting has not been wasted, but in regard to actual adoption we are still at the starting line.
I look forward to reading each of your stories while we wait for our own "happily ever after"!
Keep the faith! We were on the domestic adoption waiting list in Michigan for 2.5 years before our little miracle arrived. Trusting God's timing is so difficult, but I promise that God is preparing you for your miracle. Adoption is amazing, and I know that you will be an awesome mom when your time comes. Prayers!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words:).
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