Future Children...Pray with Us

The Lord reminded me this morning: God's timing is always perfect, it is without delay! After teaching a session for my church's Women's Day on Psalm 46, you would think I had this lesson down. Nope! Yesterday morning was a difficult morning...tears of desiring to be parents and being lost in the confusion of why not, Lord? However, in my faithlessness, my Good and Loving God is always faithful. He gave Dustin and I a wonderful day yesterday and reminded us (normally through Dustin's Christ-centered words) that He has blessed us in so, so many ways and cares deeply for our hurts. He is going to allow us to be parents, in His perfect timing, without delay.

So, with that joyful truth we ask that you would begin praying for us as we begin the journey of adoption. We aren't exactly sure when or how this will look, just that adopting as well as (we pray) having biological kids, are part of the Lord's plan for our family. As we soon finish seminary, we think now is a good time to start this process. There are many questions and so much paper work we are fearful and overwhelmed to begin this journey, but we must trust our Abba Father who Adopted us into His family. He has been through this journey many, many times and will help us through ours!

Please Pray:

1. That our hearts would not be discouraged, but excited during this process.
2. That the Lord would provide all the finances we will need (we have $0 right now!)
3. Pray for the agency/lawyer God would want to work through.
4. Pray that God would prepare the woman to give us the gift of adopting her child.
5. Pray for our future plans...since we don't know where or when we could be moving, this could be a transitional time (which is why we were waiting). 

We don't know the time frame God has, but we need to raise money for the adoption and do a lot of research and paper work before we can even really get started. That is why, even in this transitory time, we figured it was okay to get started! So, all we ask is for you to begin praying with us! Oh, and if you know of any babies being given away...send them our way! ;) 

Thank you for asking our Great Father to answer our prayers in extraordinary ways! He gives marvelous gifts!