Roller Coaster of Emotions

We have been working on getting all of our paperwork together (very time consuming) for some grant applications due August 15th.
We have been putting the final touches on our profile book and are about to get those printed.
We are trying to be patient.

And then this happened.

We got an email on Friday regarding a birth couple looking for an adoptive family.  They have been presented with all the profiles that the agency has available and the birth mom "feels that she has not located the family that is meant to be for her baby." Even though we do not have our profile done, the agency feels that we are a really close match to what they are looking for and wanted to know if we were interested.

UMMMM...yes!  One little, minor thing.  The money.  We are $18,156.69 away from what we would need to complete this adoption.  

Here is the other crazy detail....baby boy is due on JULY 8!!!!  Yes...as in just over a month from now! 

It has been a roller coaster of emotions ranging from elation to discouragement.  We have full confidence that we are right where we are supposed to be and after much prayer and tears, we have decided that wisdom has won.  Even if we sold all of our possessions, I still don't think we could reach that dollar amount.  And, then where would we sit...let's be practical.  Jody is already working a second job and it is still a slow road.  We will work hard to apply for every grant we can and do all the fundraisers we can and then see where we stand.  

This experience has really made us excited to meet our baby when he comes along. 

Hey, and just in case you have $18,000 laying around, you can send it to: 

Premier Adoption 
590 West Mesquite Boulevard Suite 202B
Mesquite, Nevada 89027

Wink, wink.

Seriously though, please continue to pray for us as we navigate this journey.  Pray for our child.  Pray for grants to start coming in.  Pray for us to have wisdom in our decisions. 
Please pray for the birth family that I mentioned above.  They are in a desperate situation right now.  They are having to make one of the hardest decisions they will ever make in their lives.  Please pray for them!  Please pray for that little baby boy and that he would be placed with the perfect family.  I am so glad that they are waiting to find the right family for their baby.

We are trying to get those shoulder bars down fast enough and I am trying to stop screaming and open my eyes long enough to try to enjoy the ride. 

I hate roller coasters!