David: "Mommy, can we go outside?"
Me: "Yes, but let me reheat my coffee."
David: "Mommy, can we read a book?"
Me: "Yes, let me reheat my coffee first. Wait. Where is my coffee???? (opens microwave) Okay, let me RE-reheat my coffee."
So I feel you should know that I do not drink huge amounts of coffee every day. I only drink 2 cups but it takes me ALL day to do it. Okay. Hello? Are you still here?
I promise you this blog is not going to be all about coffee.
This blog IS all about our decision to adopt. Although to say it more accurately it is about God's decision that we should adopt. In reality this was not OUR idea. God planted this seed in our minds first as a passing thought, then as a "what if?", and finally he surrounded us (bombarded even) with friends, family and random people (some met while buying a stroller on Craigslist) who had adopted or were in the process of adopting.
As for the reason I have decided to blog about all this, well this is obviously the easiest way to keep a lot of friends and family updated on where we are in this process. Many people who read this blog are going to be part of our child's life. We want them to be able to pray with us, get excited with us, and maybe get a little stressed out with us too. :-) We can't do this alone. Our friends and family are so important to us.
Another reason I decided to jump on the "blog bandwagon" is because of the huge impact that various adoption blogs had on me when I was trying to figure out what God was saying to me. So many questions were answered and the unknown seemed much less scary somehow. I read many posts with tears running down my face and I was hit with such a feeling of, "Yes! This is your heart! What are you waiting for?" Of course part of it was the fact that I am not alone in this. I have a dear wonderful husband (who at the current moment is cleaning up my house so I can finish this post in peace.) Also as we all know men and women are different and process things differently (um... understatement of the year?) So it was up to God to bring Andy and I into complete agreement over this incredibly important decision. I was not going to push and guilt him into this. If you are interested in hearing his side of the story follow him on his blog here at Andy's Blog. I am so blessed by him and proud of his desire to blog about this. He was frustrated by the lack of husband support on the internet when it came to adoption. Everything seemed to be geared toward the women. So he decided that an adoption blog written by a man would be a helpful thing to encourage other men whose wives have gone crazy... :-)
It comes down to this. There is an orphan crisis in our world. If my blog can nudge even one person to pray harder, give a little money, or adopt a child who needs a family then I will have succeeded.
So whether you're here for the long haul or have already decided to jump ship, thanks for stopping by.
