Sunday, January 23, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
its been a while...
Ok, so its January and I couldn't even remember the exact web address for the blog... Just a quick recap of our progress. We began pursuing our embryo adoption in September. There were two days that I was overcome with fear of the money, parenting and other factors involved with this type of adoption. I awoke the next morning and at the time I had been reading through the book of John, one chapter at a time and of course, that day I was to read the story of Jesus feeding the 10,000. I took a deep breath as I read it and felt like one of the disciples handing out the bread and fish all the while thinking, "this will never feed enough...how will this work?.." and you know what - all the people were fed, satisfied and there were leftovers. God was telling me and reassuring me through His word that if this is His plan, He will provide and there will still be leftovers.
I know this whole situation seems crazy or weird or whatever... but when God calls you to something, He will use His word to support it and His Truth to set you free.
In the fall, we set out to choose the path for our embryo adoption. There were three choices: private donation, an agency, or through a reproductive endocrinologist in a town near us. After some prayer, We didn't feel God leading us a certain way so we had the freedom to decide...I set up an appointment and filled out an application for the endocrinologist. I went to the appointment with the signed application, I did not realize it had to be notarized. I was told to mail it in with a notary whenever I could and that the waitlist is usually 6-12months.
Ryan left for work the next morning and was to take the application to a co-worker to be notarized, but he forgot. We would have to wait again... that night the phone rang...it was a friend from work, she asked if I was sitting down. She had mentioned us wanting to adopt embryos to her pastor's wife. Her pastor called her the next day and had a family in their church who had been praying about what to do with their "leftover" embryos. I was in shock. we expected this to be a long process and here was a possibility after a week?!?!
After a few weeks of questions back and forth, the couple decided to wait a little longer before making an ultimate decision for their babies. I was a little sad and confused, but obviously this was God's thing and He would make a way. So, we mailed in the application to be put on the waitlist.
About that same time, God started opening doors with the DSS adoption as well. After two years of being stuck and feeling frustrated, things were moving. We attended 14 hours of training, had multiple home inspections, background checks, home study visits and as of January 13th, 2011 we are approved to adopt!!! What magnificent God He is! More waiting...
A week after I mailed the waitlist application, I called the doctor's office to see if they had received it. It was monday afternoon, and the woman said she had received it late friday and had opened it to start our file just this morning. She then paused and said, "it was the funniest thing..." My heart flip-flopped, "...about ten minutes into making your file and I got a call from a couple who is bringing in their paperwork tomorrow to adopt out their embryos. I will have two sets for you to decide between by the end of the week!" I was stunned, here we were, ready to wait and a 6 -12 month waitlist just turned into 24 hours!!! I was on my knees with His sovereignty.
We chose our three embryos because of the number after much prayer. I feel like God gave me the number three a long time ago when in worship - the day embryo adoption became real to us. We took the profiles with us on a couples retreat and spent time praying over them and feel peaceful that they are now ours.
I know this whole situation seems crazy or weird or whatever... but when God calls you to something, He will use His word to support it and His Truth to set you free.
In the fall, we set out to choose the path for our embryo adoption. There were three choices: private donation, an agency, or through a reproductive endocrinologist in a town near us. After some prayer, We didn't feel God leading us a certain way so we had the freedom to decide...I set up an appointment and filled out an application for the endocrinologist. I went to the appointment with the signed application, I did not realize it had to be notarized. I was told to mail it in with a notary whenever I could and that the waitlist is usually 6-12months.
Ryan left for work the next morning and was to take the application to a co-worker to be notarized, but he forgot. We would have to wait again... that night the phone rang...it was a friend from work, she asked if I was sitting down. She had mentioned us wanting to adopt embryos to her pastor's wife. Her pastor called her the next day and had a family in their church who had been praying about what to do with their "leftover" embryos. I was in shock. we expected this to be a long process and here was a possibility after a week?!?!
After a few weeks of questions back and forth, the couple decided to wait a little longer before making an ultimate decision for their babies. I was a little sad and confused, but obviously this was God's thing and He would make a way. So, we mailed in the application to be put on the waitlist.
About that same time, God started opening doors with the DSS adoption as well. After two years of being stuck and feeling frustrated, things were moving. We attended 14 hours of training, had multiple home inspections, background checks, home study visits and as of January 13th, 2011 we are approved to adopt!!! What magnificent God He is! More waiting...
A week after I mailed the waitlist application, I called the doctor's office to see if they had received it. It was monday afternoon, and the woman said she had received it late friday and had opened it to start our file just this morning. She then paused and said, "it was the funniest thing..." My heart flip-flopped, "...about ten minutes into making your file and I got a call from a couple who is bringing in their paperwork tomorrow to adopt out their embryos. I will have two sets for you to decide between by the end of the week!" I was stunned, here we were, ready to wait and a 6 -12 month waitlist just turned into 24 hours!!! I was on my knees with His sovereignty.
We chose our three embryos because of the number after much prayer. I feel like God gave me the number three a long time ago when in worship - the day embryo adoption became real to us. We took the profiles with us on a couples retreat and spent time praying over them and feel peaceful that they are now ours.
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