After a very busy October it's all the sudden Thanksgiving! This year has been such a blur as it is…birthin' babies (well...just one), adjusting to life with two kiddos, strawberry and pumpkin season, progress in the adoption process, grants, corn hole tournaments, etc, etc, etc.
Despite the blur, we have been able to clearly see God provide for our family in our adoption fundraising. Thanks to a bunch of you out there, the corn hole tournament was a huge success (and a lot of fun if I do say so myself!). As some of you may remember, what was raised at the tournament was matched by some pretty cool friends :) .
Well, God saw it fit to match that money too.
Just a few days after the tournament, we received an email from Chosen For Life Ministries, a local Athens-based adoption group, informing us that we were to receive a grant from them totaling $2,159! Wow! This was a huge encouragement to us. I just think it is super cool that regular people like us can take on such a huge undertaking knowing that what we need will be provided! (Can I get an amen?!) We serve a mighty and generous God!
On another note, we have only moved up one spot on the waiting list….I'm trusting in God's timing on all this, but honestly we are a little discouraged. Not only do we have to wait longer for our kid, they are waiting for us! (Not to mention all the other kids waiting to be placed with their forever families.) On an encouraging note, we do have some friends who received a referral recently! We are so excited for them as they are on the home stretch of the process. (If you are interested in checking out their story, go to their blog. They are also fundraising for a matching grant at the moment if you are interested in supporting them! Oh, and they have some cool t-shirts for sale :) )
More and more this process gives me the reality check of how it is not just paperwork…there is actually a kid out there that is going to join our family. Scary? Yes! But so exciting. Keep praying for us, along with other adopting families, as we add to our families.
Y'all are great.
