dingle, party of 8
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Eight?
Yes, you read that right.
No, this isn’t a belated April Fool’s Day joke.
We started looking into adoption programs a couple months ago, expecting to pursue a country in which the process would be long and hard. We’re not gluttons for punishment, but we know a lot of people opt for the easier countries while orphans sit waiting in the harder ones. I can’t explain it, but we were drawn to the hard places. We figured, why not start now if it will take a while?
Then, we found out about a waiting sibling group through a friend on Facebook.
A group of three in Uganda, ages 2, 4, and 6.
After we talked with the agency and prayed and sought counsel from godly friends, we knew our answer was yes. We knew it was crazy, but we knew we were committed to these beautiful children.
Our beautiful children.
See those three additional kiddos in Jocelyn's work of art?
They're our other three children, the ones waiting for us in Africa.
I feel like I should offer some logical or reasoned explanation for why we’re adopting again so soon. But I don’t have one. All I have is this:
For now, though, please pray for us. We aren’t naïve; we know this is huge.
Sweet ones, we love you. Mommy and Daddy are coming.
Yes, you read that right.
No, this isn’t a belated April Fool’s Day joke.
We started looking into adoption programs a couple months ago, expecting to pursue a country in which the process would be long and hard. We’re not gluttons for punishment, but we know a lot of people opt for the easier countries while orphans sit waiting in the harder ones. I can’t explain it, but we were drawn to the hard places. We figured, why not start now if it will take a while?
Then, we found out about a waiting sibling group through a friend on Facebook.
A group of three in Uganda, ages 2, 4, and 6.
After we talked with the agency and prayed and sought counsel from godly friends, we knew our answer was yes. We knew it was crazy, but we knew we were committed to these beautiful children.
Our beautiful children.
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| photo credit: rebecca keller photography {she's wonderful!} |
See those three additional kiddos in Jocelyn's work of art?
They're our other three children, the ones waiting for us in Africa.
I feel like I should offer some logical or reasoned explanation for why we’re adopting again so soon. But I don’t have one. All I have is this:
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world. {James 1:27}
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. {Isaiah 1:17}I’ll be sharing more details in the coming weeks, like what our next steps are and how we’ll be rearranging bedrooms and when we think we might travel and if we'll be done after this.
For now, though, please pray for us. We aren’t naïve; we know this is huge.
Sweet ones, we love you. Mommy and Daddy are coming.