It Takes a Village

 

 

I've always wondered what it would have been like during colonial times to live in colonies and help raise one another's children.
Then, I adopted.
This adoption has been such an incredible time of seeing just how blessed we are and how it truly takes a village of others to help bring a little one home! Dave and I are blessed beyond words and we can't thank you all enough for all you have given and continue to give to help us bring our Missing Piece home!

Update on the Missing Piece Fundraiser:

For those of you that are participating in our Missing Piece Fundraiser, thank you! We have received back 10 pieces with incredible gifts of love and we are so grateful for your generosity! Through this fundraiser and other anonymous gifts that have been given, we are only $10,000 away from the total $30,000 we need for this adoption! WOW!!! Talk about an incredible answer to prayer! You all have been incredibly generous and supportive and we can't wait to share Baby Woodley with you!

Update on Baby Items:
 Many of you have asked how you can help provide in other ways as well and we, again, have been totally blown away by the generosity, gifts, and total outpouring of love on this little one that isn't even home yet! Take a look at all the gifts, big and small, that have been given to give Baby Woodley a wonderful start to life!

Gently used carseat

 

Beautiful hand-me-down crib

Room decorations and all the linens

 

Gliding rocking chair

Changing table

Baby toys

 

 

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to all those who have so generously given. We could not be doing this adoption without the colony of villagers helping us on this journey!

 

What's Next?

 

 

 

Along with many of you, we can't wait to bring this little one home! However, we have a few more steps before that becomes a reality. Next Tuesday, September 29th, at 1pm we have our home inspection. This is the last interview of our homestudy! Once we have passed the home inspection, the agency will put together our family assessment and our profile will then become open to the public.

And then, we wait. We wait for an expectant mom to choose us. We wait for a phone call to say we've been chosen. And in the waiting, we will continue to pray. And, we will continue to keep you all updated on the progress!

 

If you would like to help us on this journey to #adoptingbabywoodley, please email me at adoptingbw@gmail.com ! Also, if you would like more information on adoption or Bethany Christian Services, email me at the address above and I would be happy to tell you all about this incredible journey that YOU can go on too!

 

 

Adoption takes a village and we couldn't do this without YOU!

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're Almost There!

Our Infant Care Class

On June 9th, Dave and I sat in a room full of other prospective adoptive families.

We listened to stories of unwanted children. We listened to stories of wanted children who couldn't be provided for. We listened to stories of heartbreak and hope. We listened to stories of a need. A need for people to rise to the occasion and adopt the "orphans" of the USA.

So, we rose to the occasion.

We didn't know what kind of adventure we would be in store for. The piles of paperwork. The endless pages of adoption books. The multiple checks to the government for background checks and fingerprints. The trips to the doctor's office for drug tests and TB tests. The interrogating questions in personal interviews. The many chats about how we want to discipline our children. The many prayers for financial support. The overwhelming response from friends and family in their giving. The countless donations of baby items. The list goes on and on.

And, yet, we are almost there! We are almost finished with an adventure that started just 3 months ago. But this is just the beginning! The beginning of waiting for our precious bundle of joy to arrive. The waiting for the phone to ring to say we've been chosen. The waiting for the child God has been preparing for us. The waiting may be difficult, but the end result will be incredible!

 

 

The last step in the home study process is our home inspection! We will have our home inspection conducted on Tuesday, September 29th at 1pm! Once we pass the inspection, we pay the first of 3 large payments. Once the payment is made, our profile becomes public. Once our profile becomes public, we could get a call about a baby at any time! 

It feels so surreal. This moment. I can't believe it's here.

Though the first leg of the adventure is almost over, there is still so much more to come!

We're almost there! And we can't wait!