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This is not the update I ever imagined I would write.
When three sweet siblings joined our family in December 2022, we expected that sometime this August we would be in the adoption finalization process. Over the eight months we spent together, it became clear that adoption into our family was not the best plan for these kiddos and as a result, they are no longer in our home.
Paul and I are grateful for the opportunity we had to love these kiddos, and most importantly, to point them to the Gospel. We are also grateful for the opportunity to get to know their needs so that we could help their social workers discern the best type of home to suit those needs.
As I said in my very first post about our adoption journey, adoption always includes loss, grief and pain. We are not their savior, but we can point them to the Savior. We all need Him. “What better way to share the good news of Christ than that the unwanted are placed in homes where they will hear the gospel?” (Russell Moore, Adopted For Life)
This year has been incredibly difficult. Paul and I both have complete peace about the way the Lord allowed things to end with this part of our story, but we’re still somewhat picking up the pieces.
The day our kiddos moved out, this verse was in my Bible reading plan: Have you not heard? I designed it long ago; I planned it in days gone by. I have now brought it to pass (2 Kings 19:25).
God’s long view and sovereign rule over our lives is such a comfort to me. The context of that passage involves lots of unpleasant circumstances, and it involves both those who are God’s people and those who are outside of his family. I’m so thankful that God is sovereign over all these things and uses them in his perfect design of our lives.
Many of you have walked this journey with us through your support, your gifts, and your prayers – and we are SO grateful. I’m sure you’ll understand that I don’t have a lot of emotional energy right now, and for that reason, I am turning the comments off for this post.
Thank you so much for being here!
Hugs,
Come Home For Comfort 