Financially, we have been blown away by the Lord’s provision through the generosity of many of you. Have you seen our total recently? $14, 683!!! That’s amazing!!! Truly, thank you for your hard-earned dollars and sacrifices to bring our baby to our family.
We were also notified by mail that we will be awarded one of the grants we applied for from singer Steven Curtis Chapman’s adoption aid organization, Show Hope. The grant will be in the amount of $4,500. Again, blown away by the Lord’s provision. Like happy dance, crying in the kitchen blown away. :)
Honestly, I had been very fearful to hope for this grant. All over the website and paperwork, I was reminded that many qualified families are turned away due to simply more requests than funds.
The total cost for the adoption is $25,000.
In my many moments of anxiousness and sleeplessness about how would we pay for this and are we just plain crazy to ask others to help, I would remind myself this: “Kelly, in a year from now, you will be thinking “Of course God provided!! Of course I was silly to worry! Of course God did this in His perfectly timed way”. Many nights I have prayed for the Holy Spirit to quiet me and give me peace to sleep.
Can I tell you something else?
Now we are asking Him to quiet us and give us peace as we wait for our baby.
It is hard to wait. Even harder to wait patiently.
As I try and teach my kids the fruits of the Spirit, I often find myself saying to our three year-old, “Patience is waiting nicely”. Even as the words come out of my mouth, I am inwardly thinking, “I have no idea how to do that.”
With a pregnancy, I knew something was happening: I was feeling sick and growing bigger and feeling movements. It felt as though I had some control of our babies coming. At the very least, I knew by such-and-such an end date, this baby would be out of my belly. Granted, this is just perceived control, but it was indeed perceived.
There is no control, perceived or actual, with this process.
We wait. For our profile to be shown. For a birthmom to pick us. We wait. And pray. And wait. And get discouraged by the waiting. And we pray about it. And wait…
So I ask again for help from the people of the Lord. Would you continue to pray for us as we wait? There is so much to pray for: for the birthmom, the pregnancy, the delivery, for the baby, for our boys, for our family, for the future, for the wait…
Kelly,
I am so happy for the amazing progress your fundraising has made and your sweet and reflective words touch my heart. My husband and I have faced secondary infertility and two devastating losses after the birth of our daughter and adoption is certainly something that we have considered as well. Finally after many years we are making progress through fertility treatments and also hope that the Lord will soon bless us with a new addition as well.
I know that my donation isn’t much but please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers and I can’t wait for the day that you are sharing pictures of your beautiful new baby!
All my love,
Beth (Sorrells) Colon :)
Thanks for sharing your heart. Praying for you without ceasing.
So awesome to hear how the Lord is providing financially for the provision of the baby. Will be praying that just as He’s bringing in the money, that He’ll also bring you a baby, and soon (as we also pray for an adopted baby for my sister and her family.)
Wow, praise for meeting your financial needs! Just finished praying for your sweet family and for the waiting!
Another sweet baby to love and teach about God and His goodness. Waiting on his timing : ) Love you, Mom
Honestly so excited for you all that you received the Show hope grant. I know so many wonderful families that have applied and not received it. That really is an honor. We continue to pray for your adoption (as we pray for ours). Looking forward to seeing a post one day about the newest Johnson.