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Continue reading →: A Pleasant SurpriseIn the 6 weeks since our last update, we have gotten to sit back, breathe for a bit, and just enjoy baby girl! Matt’s family was in town the week of the 4th of July and got to meet her and spend time with her and my parents came for…
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Continue reading →: Breathe In, Breathe OutWhen we signed up to be adoptive parents, we committed to love, care for, and look out for the best interest of any child we brought into our home. Last Tuesday, June 10th, we received a call that DCS was going to return baby girl to birth mom and we…
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Continue reading →: Moment By MomentLet me start by saying that how we ended our last post is still what we believe. God has shown and is continually showing us So we continue to hold on loosely (even when we want to grip things so tightly), love big (even when our hearts could be so…
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Continue reading →: She’s HereFirst, the fun and exciting stuff. Baby girl is here. She was born on Monday, May 26 via c-section at 1:07 pm. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz at birth and was 18.89 inches long. She had a little bit of fluid in her lungs at birth and had some…
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Continue reading →: Home StretchYesterday was Mother’s Day and it was such a stark contrast from around the same time last year. Last year, I straight up ugly cried at the zoo the day after Mother’s Day watching all the families with young kids. The grief of our situation at the time ran very…
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Continue reading →: IT’S A MATCH!Wow! What a whirlwind this process has been so far…in the best way! Last Tuesday evening, March 25th, we received an email update from our adoption agency on the process. We were informed of one specific birth mom’s situation and asked if we wanted our profile shown to her. We…
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Continue reading →: Home Study ApprovedWe are so thrilled to announce that our home study was fully approved on Tuesday, February 25, 2025! We are officially just waiting to be matched with a birth mom and baby. Please continue to pray with us that we have wisdom in how to engage with birth mom when…
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Continue reading →: Holding HopeLast week, a friend was sharing with me about the Lord reminding them to pray expectant for God to move in the situation they are praying over. It was a beautiful reminder that the Lord sees the desires of our hearts, He hears our prayers, and beckons us to trust…
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Continue reading →: We’ve Hit The Ground SprintingWow! This week has been a whirlwind! We got a call from our home study writer late Monday afternoon to schedule our first home study visit on Wednesday evening. I immediately started frantically cleaning. Ha! With 3 dogs who constantly bring in dirt, our house only feels clean for a…
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Continue reading →: Baby StepsWe are quickly learning that a lot of this process is going to be hurry up and wait. We were told that by others but are learning this for ourselves. It’s a lot of getting stuff done in a short turnaround and then waiting for the next thing. We thought…
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