News

We are thinking of and celebrating the birthday of a special little girl that turns 10 today.

She has been on our minds and in our hearts for a while now & so while we wish we could be celebrating with her in person this year, we are hopeful that next year she'll be able to be with us as an official member of our family.

We can't give a whole lot of details now since we have not officially been "matched" with her, but this is our big news. We are adopting again. We started the process over two months ago and are nearly ready with our home study and psychological testing reports (new requirement this time and worst.thing.ever...). Once those are complete and in hand (soon, please pray soon!), we'll move on to the next steps.

Starting on this path again was never in our own plans for ourselves, yet, our Heavenly Father has shown us clearly that this is the path He intends for us and for this sweet girl. We will share more of the story as time passes, but for now I will say that I have never in my life felt so directed to do something. Flor's adoption was a spiritually guided process, no doubt, but hers was also almost a given when Devin and I got married. Flor and I were kind of a package deal. :) After we finished her adoption, we thought we were good to go and didn't intend to adopt again. But, as I said, God has plans for us that are different than our own and we feel humbled and grateful to provide a home for another precious child of His.

This child is from Ecuador as well. We'll share more details, pictures, and such when we can. The other major question we've gotten as we've shared this news with our families is her developmental status. Is she delayed like Flor? No. She is developmentally much more on track, however, we do expect that she will have some delays given that she has lived in an orphanage for her entire life. She does speak, walk, participate in regular school, etc., though, so the delays she has will be of a different caliber than Flor's. In some ways, we also expect that this adoption will be more difficult than Flor's, as far as adjustment for this little girl. She will be cognizant and aware of the huge losses she's facing when she leaves the orphanage in a way that Flor wasn't. We know that this adoption is going to look a lot different than Flor's, and while we can't anticipate all the hard things she and the rest of us will go through, we do feel that we are much more prepared this time around.

So, we'd love to ask for your support and prayers as we embark on this crazy journey one more time!