Our Adoption Journey

Hello friends and family! Thank you so much for visiting our blog. Doug and I thought this would be a great way for loved ones to keep up with where we are in the domestic adoption process and follow us along on our incredible journey. This will be a great way for us to keep everyone up to speed so to speak and also express feelings, thoughts, concerns, etc. (Those of you who know me personally know that I'm not always the best at following through on stuff like this :) but I'm going to try REALLY hard to update things regularly!) We also want everyone to feel free to post comments on here. We are hoping that someday we can turn this blog into a "Life Book" for our child so that they may read and know the story that brought them to us.

We are so excited to see what God has in store for us on this journey. We cannot wait for the day that he blesses us with a child we can love, treasure, and raise up to be a child of God and spread his good news. We also can't wait for our child to meet each and every one of you and be a blessing in his or her life the way you've been in ours. Like I said, please feel free to post comments or ask questions. As most of you know, Doug and I are both open books :) We are more than happy to share anything with you if you have questions.

Adoption is such a wonderful thing and if it weren't for our "trials" we would not be able to enjoy this beautiful blessing that God is giving us. We have no doubt that God has a plan for us and that he has a child for us to love. (Psalm 139:13-16) Please continue to pray for us as we prepare ourselves to be parents. Please pray that we can continue to grow in our relationship with the Lord and in our relationship with each other. We love each and every one of you and look forward to sharing this blog with you. With Love,

Doug and Andrea

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Our Last Home Visit!

We had our last home visit this past Wednesday!  YAY!  Again, I think it went fairly smoothly.  We talked about a lot and really had to open up about our lives.  Doug and I have been through a lot in the time that we've been together and been married.  We have faced some extremely difficult challenges and satan has tried his best to take advantages of those down times but through our prayers, and the prayers of others, the Lord has shown us His love and protection.  I also feel that the Lord has faced us with challenges; of course not because He wants to harm us, but because He wants us to turn to Him so that he can show us the wonderful plan he has for our lives if we will trust in Him and seek His will.

We are really enjoying being members at Post Oak.  I just really feel that God is working in the church.  So many of the people there have such a passion for Christ and showing and teaching others about His love.  I have total confidence that if we EVER needed anything, that ANYONE in that church would do whatever they could to help.  Their outreach is definitely strong.  We're still getting to know people and seeking to get plugged in, but I know that that will come in time (and of course we have to make the effort)

It's amazing because for once in my life, I truly see God's hands at work in mine and Doug's lives.  Of course He's been there all along, but I'm just now paying attention.  This morning, at church, I was thinking...if we had had a child two years ago, when we originally started trying to conceive, I wouldn't have had the relationship with Him and Doug that I do now.  My life and our marriage has changed so much in the past two years...He's been using this time to bring us closer and praise God for that! 

Well, enough of my rambling....I just really had a few praises that I wanted to let everyone know about! I will be sure and keep everyone up to date as we finish up the "easy" part of our journey!  Once the home study is approved and we turn in our birth mother profile (which I am working on now....just taking a break)  we will officially begin the wait (the" hard" part).  There probably won't be many updates after that unless we get a call.  I know I always say this, but I am sooo excited!  I can't wait to meet our baby! 

Have a great week! Thanks to whoever is still following!  :)  I know it's been pretty uneventful, but it's extremely exciting to us so thanks for the support! 
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  1. meciaJune 6, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Jut always remember that with God ALL things are possible!! And you and Doug have really grown in the Lord the last year or so! And for that I am so excited.. I get more excited everyday about getting to meet my grandchild soon!! I am so proud of both you and Doug.. Keep praying and looking to Him for strength and guidance. Love you both:)

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