One piece of advice we keep getting from people on the inside of adoption is: "don't let money be the reason you don't adopt" ...and while I agree, i'm not gonna lie, it can be little hard to trust at times. We are as sure as we can be that God is calling us to adopt a child, and not because we simply want more kids (because having another biological child would be much easier), but because we have felt this pull on our heart for many years (even individually, before dating). The hard balance to strike is this: working hard and sacrificing to achieve this "act of obedience" AND allowing others to come along side and share in the blessing of "looking after the orphans (and widows) in their distress" (James 1:27).
Jeremy and I both feel strongly that this is OUR call to adoption and no one around us should feel forced to take up the financial burden. And yet we know that realistically we can't come up with this money by saving our extra income and giving up cable, going out to eat, vacations and unnecessary spending. We also know not everyone is able to be an adoptive parent. Some people give financially, while others pray, and still others give of their time or talents. The financial cost right now seems like an unpassable mountain but God has worked far bigger things out (when they are within His will). We hope to be an example of God's provision by being in His will.
Even if we leave this journey without a child added to our family we know this with all our heart: God is good... all the time.
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