Exciting News

It is always fun to share new and exciting news. We wanted to share with you what the Lord has been leading us to over the last year. Last October, we felt the Lord calling us to add to our family through adoption. Since we have been married we have talked about the possibility of adopting one day. Last Fall we definitely felt the Lord’s specific leading down this path.

At the same time last Fall our two oldest children, Noah and Grace, asked us about adding to our family. We told them that adding to our family was the Lord’s call, but that we were open to that. We waited to tell them about what the Lord was leading us to until one day in December. It started with Noah calling us into his room one night and giving us four dollars. We told him that he did not need to give us money. He then proceeded to cry. He told us that he had been setting that aside and planning to give it to us. We recognized at this point that this was important to him. We told him that we would keep it and use it for something special. We talked and decided to make the four dollars the first money to go toward our adoption fund. Then we told all three of our children about what we believed God was leading us to do. They all were excited.

Since the turn of the New Year, we have been praying, researching and seeking wise counsel. We believe the Lord wants us to do a domestic adoption and keep our current birth order in place. Our desire is to adopt a child ranging in age from a newborn to two years.

So, will you pray for us? Pray that the Lord would guide and direct our steps as we begin this journey. We believe the Lord places those who need a home into families (Psalm 68.6). We simply want to make ourselves available to His Sovereign will. We also ask that you pray for us as we raise and save funds. We have seen the Lord’s hand every step of the way thus far. He provided in the most amazing ways in two very successful garage sales we had. If you would like to help by providing financial support you can by mailing a financial gift to the address in the right column. You can also follow our journey online at http://www.walkingwiththewithams.blogspot.com/.