Hello!
It's been a while... well, like 2 1/2 years about... Isn's that crazy!? So where have we been? What is going on? Well, I think it is time for an update!
Many people ask us, "Are you still adopting?"
And the answer is YES!
I know we have been pretty quiet about it and we haven't talked about it too much. We dont mention it a whole lot and it doesn't come up in conversation every day... and you might wonder why? Well, to be honest, it is because..
Waiting is Hard..
We LOVE talking about adoption, we love giving people updates and we LOVE when people ask us about how things are going.. but really until now, the answer has always been the same... "We are still Waiting"... and... "We dont have any idea yet as to when we will be getting our referral."
Until now..
Because we are ALMOST THERE!
I can hardly beleive it myself. But we are finally in the final months of waiting. As it appears, we will most likely have a referral this summer (if the wait times stay the same).
And if we stay on the current trend, with most families receiving referrals after waiting 39-40 months, that would mean we would be receiving our referral at about May/June, 2015! Lord willing!
The feelings and emotions our family is feeling right now is overwhelming to say the least. We are feeling excitment, relief, joy.. but also a little anxious! It has been so long since we have felt like we needed to be in "preparation mode". We've felt on-hold for so long. But praise God, finally, we feel as though we are in the pregancy stage! There is an end in sight and it is coming up FAST!
We do feel a little un-prepared, though we have been waiting so long.. we still feel like there is much to do, to prepare our hearts, our home, our children, our lives to welcome our new child into our family!
So please pray for us! For our child, who has most likely been born now or is about to be born (we are reqesting a child age 0-2). Please pray for the Grace of God to cover us. For His kindness and peace in the life of our child, who has and is experiencing such a tragic start to life. For finances to be met. For our children, Olivia & Brayden to be properally prepared. And for freedom from anxiousness & fear for us.
Also, we would love it if you have questions to ask us! Please follow our blog, I will be posting much more often now (that we are in the last stages and will have more to say!).
We feel so blessed by all of you, our family, our friends, our church family.. Blessed by your prayers, by your kind words of enouragement and your love toward us as we have waited. So many have all stood by us during this long wait and have been so supportive and loving. We feel so overwhelmed and blessed by the Lord for the gift of friendship and support that we have received.
We thank God for you!
~ Bryan & Stephenie
