Clay & Laura's Big Adventure!

Time is flying by, but a month or so ago it stood still. We were told about the opportunity to adopt a baby with a significant medical condition. We prayed and considered, but we ultimately determined we were not financially and emotionally equipped to take this child. I expected to be chosen to consider a child, but saying no to one never really entered my thoughts. And it is harder than I thought it would be. Even now, it's hard. But I trust and pray for this sweet baby. That he will land safely in the arms of a loving home. I think of the birth mom, and her overwhelm. I think of my own. And trust that her prayers and mine will be answered for this child.

Image by mattvest from Pixabay I really laugh when I read my last post . I meant things were getting real in terms of our adoption feeling more real. But, little did I know the very next day, things would get real in a "life is a struggle" kind of way. The short version is that lots of people were in the hospital for a number of months, and Clay and I faced and are still facing some big decisions that have yet to play out. So, we're in a bit of a limbo in more ways than one; adoption being the number one realm of limbo. Our home study was completed in August, but it took us some time to get the funding together to be all the way in the matching phase. The great news is that we were awarded a grant and received some very generous donations which allowed us to move forward without pausing our adoption process.  We created a profile book for a birth mother to see. It could be shown tomorrow, six months from now, or a year from now. It all depends on how many peop