Introductions
When we started this little blog, we emailed it to family and close friends so they could get updates on our process and not have to repeat the same things over and over (why Ethiopia? why adopt? why now?)...
But over the past few months our blog has been emailed out, published on our listserve, and linked to other adoption blogs... and according to my stat checker, people are reading this from ALL OVER the US and even in other countries (whats up Netherlands, Turkey, Kenya, China, Spain, etc).
So I thought I would do a little "introduction" to who we are:
We, Will & Rebekah, were married on February 28, 2009 in Alabama after meeting at our alma mater, Auburn University (war eagle!). Will is in his third year of seminary and I work for the government. He's 25 and I am 23 (in fact we submitted our adoption application on my 23rd birthday). Will is pretty athletic, and I'm pretty crafty. We decided to adopt first because we wanted to prioritize adoption in our family, and wanted to start our family while we were young and had the means to adopt.
But probably the most defining aspect of "who we are" is our relationship with Jesus Christ. If you've been following along for a little while then you hopefully have picked that up. See, both Will and I once were separated from God- living life with no hope! We continually messed up and lived selfish lives, wanting our own glory yet trying to be "good people". Then something amazing happened... God opened our hearts to Him, revealing to us that we can stop trying to be perfect. God sacrificed his son Jesus on the cross to atone for our sin. Because Jesus was the perfect sacrifice, we are free from the bondage of sin! We now have new life in Christ, and although there are plenty of times when we are selfish or sinful, we have redemption in Christ.
If you would like to know more about Jesus or our story, please email us. We would love to talk to you about Him. And if you are wondering why this matters, you must understand that our relationship with Jesus is a HUGE part of who we are. In fact, the reason that we think adoption is a priority is because God adopted us! He took us, with all of our past, and made us His children. Therefore, we want to open our hearts and home to a child because God did that for us.
I hope this post helps you see who we are- and if you are a young newlywed like us, consider taking the leap of faith and adopting too!
Now, if you don't mind taking a little survey, I'd love to know a little more about you!
But over the past few months our blog has been emailed out, published on our listserve, and linked to other adoption blogs... and according to my stat checker, people are reading this from ALL OVER the US and even in other countries (whats up Netherlands, Turkey, Kenya, China, Spain, etc).
So I thought I would do a little "introduction" to who we are:
We, Will & Rebekah, were married on February 28, 2009 in Alabama after meeting at our alma mater, Auburn University (war eagle!). Will is in his third year of seminary and I work for the government. He's 25 and I am 23 (in fact we submitted our adoption application on my 23rd birthday). Will is pretty athletic, and I'm pretty crafty. We decided to adopt first because we wanted to prioritize adoption in our family, and wanted to start our family while we were young and had the means to adopt.
But probably the most defining aspect of "who we are" is our relationship with Jesus Christ. If you've been following along for a little while then you hopefully have picked that up. See, both Will and I once were separated from God- living life with no hope! We continually messed up and lived selfish lives, wanting our own glory yet trying to be "good people". Then something amazing happened... God opened our hearts to Him, revealing to us that we can stop trying to be perfect. God sacrificed his son Jesus on the cross to atone for our sin. Because Jesus was the perfect sacrifice, we are free from the bondage of sin! We now have new life in Christ, and although there are plenty of times when we are selfish or sinful, we have redemption in Christ.
If you would like to know more about Jesus or our story, please email us. We would love to talk to you about Him. And if you are wondering why this matters, you must understand that our relationship with Jesus is a HUGE part of who we are. In fact, the reason that we think adoption is a priority is because God adopted us! He took us, with all of our past, and made us His children. Therefore, we want to open our hearts and home to a child because God did that for us.
I hope this post helps you see who we are- and if you are a young newlywed like us, consider taking the leap of faith and adopting too!
Now, if you don't mind taking a little survey, I'd love to know a little more about you!
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Love getting to know ya'll better! And ya'll are so young! Love that you are starting your family with adoption!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you and Will. You're in our prayers!! :-)
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