This past year has been quite a rough one, to say the least. I have preferred to keep our troubles under wraps, but now we have been moved in a different direction. To start at the beginning, in August 2010, we began trying for our second child. With Caylen, our first and only, we fell pregnant on the first month. It would be true to say that we had our hopes high that we would become pregnant quickly again. That obviously didn't happen! To make a long story short, there have been some suspected problems, but even before there was a suspected problem, I felt my heart being tugged toward international adoption. I had no idea what country really, and we knew that it was expensive, but felt that if God wanted us to adopt, then He would find a way.
Fast forward to April 2011-- we decided that we would move forward with the process, and see how it goes. We put our application in for Ethiopia and paid the first fee (of many). Right away, doors began closing left and right. Ethiopia actually looked like they might close, or almost close, their international adoption process. So, we decided to wait. I decided to close the whole door myself-- why adopt when you still might be able to have a child of your own? I decided to try my way again. God, all the time, was showing me that he had something more planned for my life than what I could ever come up with.
September 2011: After so many failed and frustrated attempts at having another biological child, I began to feel that strong tug again-- the pull to international adoption; much like I had felt before, but even stronger. My desire to add another child to our family had become stronger than ever-- so strong that I felt like I would go to the ends of the Earth for another child. I was ready to do whatever I needed to do to bring our child home--wherever he or she is. After much deliberation, we prayerfully decided on adopting from Russia-- Moscow to be specific. The children in this group are all Eurasian boys from 10 months to 2 years, and I am so excited and looking forward to bringing our little boy home! The only obstacle? Money. It takes a lot of money to adopt, especially from an Eastern European country. How would we ever be able to come up with the money to bring our little boy home? Well, we (mostly meaning I,haha) did much research on fundraising, grants, and finding other creative ways to bring in money. To start off, and since this process will be long and expensive, there will be many other fundraisers along the way; we are going to have an indoor yard sale on November 18th and 19th. I have also became a Pampered Chef Consultant to help contribute to our adoption fund. We will be planning on many others, such as selling t-shirts and such, to help cover the many costs and fees for this adoption. Our first fundraising goal is to be able to pay our first program fee for Russia, which is $2700. At the moment, we have been able to raise a little over $1000, so we are on our way. I will be keeping a fundraising thermometer on my page to keep track of our progress.Thank you for visiting our page-- I hope you keep up to date with our exciting Russian adoption adventure!
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