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Adding to Us: So Much More Than a Getaway

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Friday, March 14, 2014. So Much More Than a Getaway. Just over two weeks ago Jarrod and I were gifted flights and a getaway for a week to sunny Cancun, Mexico by an incredibly generous individual. We hopped flights last week and headed south to some crazy warm weather. Our hearts were incredibly humbled and blessed by this huge. When we arrived, we were welcomed by a very. It was beautiful there…to say the least. It was hot, but the humidity and warmth were happily welcomed by us instead of snow. On Tues...

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Adding to Us: Another Year & 3 Months Old

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Another Year and 3 Months Old. Yesterday was my birthday. In the midst of celebrating yesterday I logged onto my Timehop app and found this photo with the posted comment:. 10/14/13 "Celebrated my birthday tonight by turning in. Mountains of adoption paperwork at our final training class. It. Felt so good. Now it's in God's hands and we trust him to guide. Us through the Home Study process.". 10/14/14 "Last year at I spent my birthday at our final adoption. Could ever ask for!

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Adding to Us: FAQ's

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What is your story? What led you to adopt? To learn more about us and our specific journey to adoption, you can visit our ‘About Us’ page by clicking HERE. Read my blog post about this topic HERE. Why are you writing this blog? Are you adopting domestically or internationally? As we considered adoption very early on in marriage, before we even knew how soon we would pursue adoption, we felt like a domestic adoption was the right step for us. Although there are many, many. Are you working with an agency?

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Adding to Us: New Look & New Project

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Friday, April 11, 2014. New Look and New Project. Welcome to the, newly designed. Adding to Us blog! I've been anxious for a while now to launch a new look on here, but I had to wait for a few more pieces to fall into place before I could officially do so. But here I am, ready to broadcast this new design to the world! But it comes with a little more news than just a new look. I've been so excited to announce this. A few weeks ago a friend of mine that runs a business called Grace-filled Designs. I prima...

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Adding to Us: FUNDRAISING

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Yes, adoption is expensive. But this does not scare us. We are confident that if the Lord has led to us adopt, that he would provide the financial means to bring our baby home. We realize what it means to ask you to join us on this journey financially. If the Lord has led you to donate to our adoption, we say 'thank you' with the utmost respect and humility. A variety of means to support us through fundraisers can be found below. You can also help us out by buying an item that you already need. A Whole L...

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Adding to Us: The 'Two Week Wait'

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Friday, February 14, 2014. The 'Two Week Wait'. Disclaimer: My goal in this blog from the very beginning was that I was committed to being honest about every step of the adoption process and the feelings that accompany each step. This post is honest and real. Now that we are licensed, our work is ‘done.’ As mentioned in my previous post, now we have the “joy” of sitting back and waiting to be matched to the right baby, the right family, the ‘right’…everything. Heavily on me since last Monday. During this...

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Adding to Us: Blessed

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Sunday, February 23, 2014. After realizing a couple weeks ago that there was a possibility we could be matched in a short period of time, Jarrod and I knew that we needed to take some immediate steps of faith to put ourselves in a position of being as prepared as possible for the moment when we are chosen to be the parents of who will be our baby. With only one week of planning, today we celebrated our adoption with a lasagna dinner immediately following our church's two morning services. To have over 20...

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Adding to Us: TIMELINE

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We get 'the news'. Pre-application to work with agency. Conference Call with CAC. Decided to work with Bethany Christian Service for home study and Christian Adoption Consultants for matching/ Scheduled training classes to begin 5 days later! Received a grant to cover the cost of our home study (hallelujah! Completed formal application to work with Bethany. Attended Adoption 101 training class. Of paperwork to complete. Medical check-ups for adoption clearance. Licensing read-through with social worker.

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Adding to Us: One Month

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Friday, August 15, 2014. It's hard to believe that little Madi is already one month old! I can't believe it! Yesterday I took some time to dress her up and take some pictures to commemorate her growth spurt this last month! Let's all just be sentimental for a moment, like I am, and drool over how cute she is please.). And because I always promised to be totally honest on this blog, here's a picture of how you keep a one month old happy during these photo sessions! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Adding to Us: What Now?

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Friday, February 7, 2014. FRIDAY WAS THE DAY! FRIDAY WAS THE DAY! As of Friday, February 7, 2014, Jarrod and I are. Licensed by the state of Illinois to adopt! I have been waiting for this day for what feels like forever, but we are. In the past few days I've been asked several times, "Now what? The real fun begins. We pray for a match and wait for God's provision. Whether that baby will come in 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months or 3 years. So, what does all of this mean? How can you be as prepared as possible?