Help Be a Piece of the Puzzle That Will Bring Our Family Together!

We are beyond thrilled that we will soon be going to get our two newest kiddos from China.  It has taken a huge leap of faith to include our Bigs and Middles in this adventure.  Adoption, abandonment, healing, and love are topics that are addressed often and openly in our family.  We have spent many hours talking about how these two newest members might feel as they meet us for the first time and leave behind all that they have known for the past 5 and 6 years.  This will be a huge adjustment for them.  Kristyn’s and Greyson’s only experiences with families include disappointment and abandonment. We may see a variety of emotions and actions as they try and guard their hearts.  As a family, we have talked about how to react to these possibilities.  Meilynn has been able to share her story and her feelings, as a child adopted at the same age our son will be.  We are also fully aware that every child’s story is different.  It is our family’s hope that the Bigs and Middles can make this transition easier, as they demonstrate a parent/child relationship and sibling relationships in the context of a loving family.

We are also excited about what this trip will mean for each of our kiddos.  We hope that it will be a time of healing and connection for our daughters, as they visit China again.  This time they will be able to experience China with the knowledge that they are part of a loving, forever family.  We hope that they will be able to enjoy the culture and appreciate the beautiful country they came from.  We are excited that our sons will finally be able to be an integral part of the journey we have taken 3 other times without them.  We have shared as much of China as possible with them, through videos, books, talks, and endless reminiscing over photos taken during our trips.  They are very excited to finally be able to experience firsthand the country that brought us 6 of their siblings.

God teaches us a LOT during these adoption journeys.  The biggest lesson we learn each and every time is dependence on Him!  Every time we begin to think that “we’ve got this”, He reminds us that He is our Father and Provider.  When we started this journey last summer, He was gracious enough to provide a loan that would allow us to travel to China to get our son and include our 4 oldest children.  Since then, unexpected expenses have come up.  He also laid on our hearts to trust Him and bring home a daughter as well.  We have written for a couple of grants, but our timeline moved MUCH faster than expected.  We just received word that we will not be receiving one of these grants.  We are praying that the second will be awarded.  (We would appreciate your prayers also!)  However, we find ourselves needing to trust Him for the funds we will need to go get our kiddos.  The beauty is that YOU can help!  You can be a part of our story!!  You may not be in a position to bring home a child of your own, but this is a chance to provide a home for two children that are in China and have each been waiting for a family for over half a decade.  We are having a puzzle fundraiser.  We felt that this is a tangible way for our children to see God provide and how He orchestrates this through the heart of others.  For every $10 you donate, we will write your name on the back of a puzzle piece and “build” our family!  When the puzzle is finished, we will frame it in a double-clear frame and display it.  This will serve as a constant reminder of all of you that contributed so that our family could be together.  Thank you for reading and considering a donation!    The DONATE button is located up at the right, above the fundraising thermometer.  THANKS!!

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Help be a piece of the puzzle that will bring our family together!