We are Adopting a Baby!

Preston and I are adopting a baby! We have recently started the whole process and it could be anywhere from a few months to up to five years before we get our baby. Ever since we got married we have always said we wanted to adopt later on in our marriage, after we had biological children. However, due to a lot of different things that have happened over the past several months, the Lord has impressed upon us both that now is the time He wants us to adopt. We still want to have biological children, and we want to adopt again, hopefully from Central/South America, but right now the Lord is leading us to adopt domestically. This whole journey/decision making process has been intimidating at times, but it's amazing to see the Lord's hand in everything and how He is leading us. Our church had been instrumental, focusing a lot on James 1:27 and what exactly that means in each of our lives personally. Adopted for Life, by Russell Moore, has also had a large impact, along with some friends of ours who have witnessed to us what a perfect picture of the gospel adoption truly is. The Lord has used some other things to lead us as well, and we definitely have a peace and excitement that this is the Lord's will! So please keep us, our future baby, and the baby's biological mother in your prayers! I selfishly want to pray that it happens soon, but more importantly we want it all to happen in the Lord's time in the best way to reveal His glory.