Big Changes!
We are so thrilled to announce that we are moving to Alabama! Will accepted a position at a church in Jacksonville, and we are thrilled to be a part of what God is doing in that town. When we visited, we saw so many things that made our hearts leap and we can't wait to get down there. Did I mention the pediatrician is from Ethiopia? Yep, pretty cool.
Moving means a lot for us... leaving a church that we love, people that are very dear to us, and a large adoptive community/support system. But we have seen how faithful the Lord was to provide all of these things for us before, and we anticipate that He will meet our needs and equip us to love and serve Him in all places.
So... what about our adoption?
Well, we have to do a completely NEW home study, because we are changing states. New background checks, interviews, home tour, new homestudy agency (we are still clients of AGCI and they will be our placing agency).
This will be a lot of work and a good bit of expense... but you know what? We are confident in the Lord's plan and timing and that all of these bumps in the road will lead us to the child that is meant to be ours. And the extra months of waiting may be good for us as we learn the ropes in a new town and prepare to be parents. So although we don't know exactly how this will affect our timeline, we are excited to move forward and follow God's lead.
Moving means a lot for us... leaving a church that we love, people that are very dear to us, and a large adoptive community/support system. But we have seen how faithful the Lord was to provide all of these things for us before, and we anticipate that He will meet our needs and equip us to love and serve Him in all places.
So... what about our adoption?
Well, we have to do a completely NEW home study, because we are changing states. New background checks, interviews, home tour, new homestudy agency (we are still clients of AGCI and they will be our placing agency).
This will be a lot of work and a good bit of expense... but you know what? We are confident in the Lord's plan and timing and that all of these bumps in the road will lead us to the child that is meant to be ours. And the extra months of waiting may be good for us as we learn the ropes in a new town and prepare to be parents. So although we don't know exactly how this will affect our timeline, we are excited to move forward and follow God's lead.
Yaaahoooooo! Super excited for you and can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for you and Will! Love you so much!
ReplyDeleteso excited for you!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteoh fun!!! Now your baby will get the real Auburn football experience living in the state! People just don't get it up here! Excited for you guys!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! So excited for ya'll! And ya'll will be so much closer to us here in Mississippi! :)
ReplyDeleteHow awesome! Praying for a smooth transition as you follow God's will for your family!!
ReplyDeleteThat's so exciting! I totally hear you abouthaving to do a completely new homestudy. The more I have prayed about it I know that God is just putting us in the perfect place for the child that he wants to be a part of our family and He is doing the same for your family! Even though, I'm not really looking forward to gathering all the homestudy info again. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your move. I just stumbled across your blog. I am also an AGCI family (from the Taiwan program). I was the first family (the pilot one!) and brought home my sweet girl Janie...then less than 1 year later, just after the Taiwan program became open to the general public, AGCI called me to say that Janie's birth mom had just given birth to another baby girl and wished to keep the girls together if possible...so I traveled again the following year and brought home Lexie. Lexie is the sweet little girl in the purple on the AGCI Taiwan page!! Isn't she a cutie. Janie is almost 2 1/2 now and Lexie is 17 months. So hard to believe I am a mommy to 2 precious girls! God is so good! I look forward to following your journey!
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you guys! I remember Z graduating from school and feeling such peace once we knew what God wanted for us! So I pray you guys feel that same peace all the way through. :)
ReplyDeleteBest wishes and keep up with the blog so we can see how things turn out!
Congrats friend!! Praise God that Will found a job so soon! I will be praying for you and all the paperwork updates. I know it can be frustrating but I'm sure it's a relief to know where you're going next :)
ReplyDeleteI've already told you this, but congrats! So excited to see what the Lord has for your family. What an example of faith as you trust Him with the logistics and timing.
ReplyDeleteSad for us, but exciting for your family. I wish I had more time to get to know you!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your move. IT is probably best to move now and get settled in before bringing your child home. Praying that everything with your new homestudy, job and move goes well.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Will on his new position!! What an exciting time for your family. Enjoy your baby shower. You are sooo close to a referral. Many Blessings
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