Our adoption story is one that does come through grief. While we discussed adoption prior to marriage, we hadn’t taken any steps in that prior to our miscarriage journey. We knew we wanted a large family. Once we were blessed with our son, we wanted to grow our family and share the love we had for him with more children. Our first miscarriage was very hard to endure. We took it in stride thinking that it was common, and we would be able to conceive again. After our fourth consecutive miscarriage with specialists telling us they had no answers as to why and all tests and procedures were coming back normal, we decided that the part of our journey involving conception was finished. We were heartbroken. We spent time grieving that loss. We sought some therapy to help us process it as well. Years later, we came to the decision to adopt. Corrine felt this first and brought it to Jake, who was not on board. So, she let it go. This is never a decision one should feel an ounce of pressure on. A full 18 months later, Jake felt the conviction and peace from the Lord after a sermon one day, that this was what he wanted and felt the Lord calling them to. Now it was his turn to wait. Corrine had processed this and put it away and now had to open this back up, re-examine it, and see if it was truly what she wanted. She took a few months of reflection and prayer to come to a decision. That decision came full circle and we agreed to move forward with adoption.
In September of 2022, we sold our home at the top of the market. We took funds to pay down debt and put some aside for savings (adoption). At this point, we had not shared our decision with family or very many church family. In March 2023, we purchased our next home, and 24 hours after signing the papers ran into 30 days of plumbing disaster after disaster. Our entire adoption fund was depleted with repair costs. Friends from church were saddened for us and started a gofundme page that “outed” our adoption plans. This was the decision that made us go public and start actively fundraising. Jake would say at this time, “Maybe God has brought us down to $0 to show us He doesn’t need anything from us. He can do it all. He can provide everything we need.” And we believe the Lord can do it.
We have been fortunate to have some funds that have been raised for us. We were very unaware of the cost of adoption but do believe God is faithful. We have lived it. We believe in His plan and power to do as He wills, and we trust Him for His perfect timing and ultimate provision. We are so grateful to be able to pray for the potential child AND biological family that we may get to love.
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