Why adopt? Part 2

Some people have asked us why we want to adopt.  We have been able to have biological children.  Adoption can be expensive, a long-drawn out process. It can get messy  - birthmothers can change their minds, and a whole host of other things can happen.

The second reason we believe in adopting plays a significant role in answering this question.

Aaron and I have both been adopted.  We have been adopted into the family of God.  While we were unlovely, alone, abandoned, and in desperate spiritual trouble because of our sin, God chose to rescue us.  He chose to set his love and affection on us.  He chose to adopt us and make us full heirs into his family.

We didn't deserve this love.  We didn't do anything that drew His attention to us, but he took care of us because he knows us better than we know ourselves, and he knew we were in great need.

This is a big part of the reason we want to adopt a child.  We love the picture that adoption of a child demonstrates about our spiritual adoption by God our Father.

We have grown a lot in our understanding of the spiritual side of adoption as we have been blessed to sit under the teaching of 2 amazing churches here in New Mexico.  You can find online teachings about this topic here, here, here, and finally...here.

Why adopt? Part 1

We have been blessed with 3 healthy children whom we love and enjoy on a daily basis.  We love loving our kids, making them laugh, providing for their needs, guiding them as they grow as individuals, and just enjoying being a family together.  It’s a blast.

Even with the present size of our wonderful family, we both feel a strong desire to have ONE more, a 4^th child join our family.  We have decided for several reasons that we want to adopt the 6^th member of our family.  

Why adopt?  UNICEF estimates that there are 143-210 million orphans in the world.   That’s a lot of kids that don’t have a place to call home, that don’t have family to love them, that don’t have parents to provide for them, and that don’t have siblings to laugh and play with them.  

Our family is not able to help 143 million orphans, but we are able, willing, and wanting to help ONE.  We have a house that will hold another child, a family with hearts longing to love another child, the means to provide for another child, and children who are excited about the prospect of playing, loving, and laughing with a new sibling.

While we are able to provide the above for another child, the cost of adoption is currently prohibitive for our family.  The cost for adoption, domestic or international, can easily exceed $20,000 for ONE child.  

So with humility and gratitude, we ask you to consider helping us, help ONE orphan become a member of our family.  We’re raising funds to help pay for the adoption expenses.  

Please look over the attached list of things we are selling and consider purchasing something, or everything, knowing that 100% of your purchase will go towards funding our adoption and bringing ONE orphan home to become part of our family.  Everything is homemade and guaranteed to be great.  If you have a hankering for something not listed, please let us know as Meredith is an amazing cook who can make just about anything!

Finally, if you’re not interested in the eats and sweets that we’re selling, or if you believe in and agree with the cause that we are pursuing, would you please consider making a financial donation that will go fully towards the cost of our adoption?  

Thank you for your participation in adoption along with us!  Please contact us if you have any questions or comments about this endeavor.

Sincerely,

Aaron, Meredith, Abigail, Hannah, and Justus + ONE

We're Starting the Process

Aaron and I have talked about adoption for years...

To tell the truth, when we were still dating, Aaron told me one day he wanted to work with orphans, as in helping out or running a home for orphans.  As an only child, who wasn't the best with little kids, that idea almost scared me off!

But, 9 years later, and 3 children later, God has definitely given me a desire to adopt a child into our family.  I don't know that I'm cut out for working with a whole home of orphans...but loving one more child...that I can definitely do.

So, after a few years of waiting for the right time to adopt, we feel like it is now the time to start our adoption process.  We are so excited to see what's in store for us!  Thank you for joining us on our journey.  We are blessed to have so many family and friends who care for us and what we believe in.