I Am Not Alone

I am not alone, I am not alone, You will go before me, You will never leave me
This song by Carrie Jobe has been running through my head as I think of our daughter.

You see as I think of her at one day old being left by the elevator.  I picture Jesus saying- you are not alone.  This world is broken, but I will make something new from this sorrow.

I think of her birth mother after carrying her daughter, feeling her move in her womb, giving birth and then walking away my heart breaks.  I think of God's promise to her- you are not alone.

I think of the ways that God has confirmed and whispered to my heart- you are not alone.  Your family is part of the world and I love all of my children.  You are part of my plan for hope.  Go out of your comfort zone and see that you can provide a home for a child who needs one.

So we travel in just over three weeks, and I am so excited to meet her and be part of her story.  I will try to update here about the trip and maybe when we come home too.  Thanks for reading!
Emily

Isaiah 41:10  Fear not for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 

We are adopting!

Adoption has been something that I always thought that I would consider after a college experience volunteering at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.  The children who lived there really opened my eyes.  I had read lots of stories where children were orphaned, but to spend a week loving them really gave me a heart for hurting children.

Adoption started growing in my heart after Samuel was born.  I was waking up at night thinking about kids without a family.  I began to pray about adopting and after some time I told Dave my crazy idea.  We spent a long time praying individually about adopting and both felt like God was calling us to action in our faith.  We submitted our papers to an adoption agency and began what in the adoption world is called the paperchase.

Around the same time that we began feeling called to adopt a tiny girl was born in China.  She was found alone by the elevator doors in the hospital.  She spent a month in the hospital before being moved to the local orphanage in her province.  After tons of paperwork, checklists and preparation we were finally matched with this little girl.  She is now 2 years old.  We received her referral on Valentines Day and we just found out that we will be meeting her on May 11, 2015.  We will be flying to China on May 8.

This blog is to share our journey to meet our sweet girl, Wren.