Well folks, we are now in month 2 (ish) of creating a Beautiful family. The journey-stage of this month is the home-study. We have an incredible team at Bethany Christian Services making the process efficient and speedy. A home study is simply a grand story. Through paperwork and interviews, Shane and I get to tell…
Category: (future) mama
We are Expecting!
Yes, Shane and I are adopting! We first started praying about this on the drive to our honeymoon flight. We knew God was leading us to start a family this summer (2013), so we began plan A: get kids however we can 🙂 So why are we adopting? Lets just say, Adoption is not a…
Pictures of Selfless Love for a (future) Mama, Part 2: Pregnancy
This week, God has led me to explore the pictures of God’s love through parenthood. Many of my friends will be celebrating Mother’s Day in a few weeks, which lends to me thinking more and more about the idea. I am not a parent yet, but the Holy Spirit is definitely rearranging my perspective of…
Pictures of Selfless Love for a (future) Mama: My journey to celebrating both pregnancy and adoption.
I think I might be finally getting this whole “home-made” kid thing. “Home-made” meaning, having a baby (vs. adoption). It has been a long journey of confusion, fear, selfishness, doubt, excitement, and waiting… of course the waiting. And no-this is not a pregnancy announcement. I simply wish to be transparent with how God is…