I can't tell you how many people lately have asked me questions like Are you guys done having kids? Are you pregnant? Are you planning on getting pregnant? Don't you want more kids? and one person even said "Your pregnant right?!" On two. separate. occasions. There must be something going on that has made random people all of the sudden overly concerned with the size of my family. Maybe I have that maternal glow. Or maybe my natural pooch is getting just a little bigger and people assume...(gosh, I hope that is not it!). So for the record: I am not pregnant and Ben and I are not planning on becoming pregnant. However, We are adding a little person to our family. We are adopting! And to be honest I cannot wait to replace my polite smile and quiet no response to these prying questions with a giant, enthusiastic YES! I have been wanting to adopt for a very long time. If you were to ask my eleven year old self how and when I would have children I would have said "I'm going to adopt, immediately." About five years ago I went a little crazy trying to convince the Lord and my husband that it was the perfect time to adopt and we were all totally ready. I got a pretty firm NO from both parties. Greatly disappointed, I learned to take a step back and trust in the Lord and His timing. I am so grateful that God knows us better than we know ourselves and His timing is always perfect. Ben and I have gotten the green light and we feel like the time is now. We have begun the process to adopt from China. I'm going to have to dive deep into " Why China" another time but for now we are so much at peace with our path. And we know our daughter is waiting for us in there. The adoption road to this child will definitely be unlike anything either of us has ever experienced. Before we can even be matched with her we have to be exposed to our core and present ourselves in a homestudy. A social worker, whom we have never met, will inquire with our dearest friends and family, doctors, therapists, the DMV, and police department on their opinions on our parenting abilities. The authorities that be will then determine if we are educated enough, healthy enough, wealthy enough, mentally stable enough, and qualified enough to bring a child into our home. If we are found - acceptable- then we are able to be matched and we will travel to China to bring home our girl. I do hope to document our ups and downs of this process. The greatest joys that lie ahead and probably some of our deepest sorrows. We know that every adoption begins with a loss. I am so humbled that God thinks us worthy to love and care for a child not of our own. We are so excited for this little life set for us. I cannot wait to share our journey with you as it unfolds. God is already showing up in some pretty awesome God-ways. Thank you for being a part of it as our friends, family and community. Kelty We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life.
But those who make their journey home across time and miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands. -Kristi Larson
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